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Ed Markey: If you want to waste American taxpayers' dollars, let us talk about the oil industry at record high profits getting $41…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
If you want to waste American taxpayers' dollars, let us talk about the oil industry at record high profits getting $41 billion worth of tax money from taxpayers.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes oil industry subsidies while discussing taxpayer money and loan guarantees.

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