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Elizabeth Warren: “If we really -- this were just ordinary inflation, we might see prices go up, but prices at the pump have gone up. Why?…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2021
If we really -- this were just ordinary inflation, we might see prices go up, but prices at the pump have gone up. Why? Well, let me give you a hint. Chevron, Exxon have doubled their profits. This isn`t about inflation. This is about price-gouging for these guys.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts
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msnbc.com

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Warren discusses the rising gas prices and accuses oil companies of price-gouging rather than inflation.

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