On the recordMay 31, 2011
It is even more troubling in light of their recent efforts to protect lucrative tax breaks for oil companies making record profits.
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congress.govIt is even more troubling in light of their recent efforts to protect lucrative tax breaks for oil companies making record profits.
Cummings highlights the contradiction of protecting oil company tax breaks while cutting assistance for the poor.
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