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Keith Ellison: “What is the opinion of you two esteemed gentlemen on the $40.7 billion ExxonMobil cleared? I mean, that's not revenue…”

On the recordMay 14, 2008
What is the opinion of you two esteemed gentlemen on the $40.7 billion ExxonMobil cleared? I mean, that's not revenue, that's profit, and yet and still, this President does not want to take away their incentives, their oil subsidies. What kind of sense does that make? Can somebody please rescue me from my ignorance?
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the rationale behind oil subsidies during a discussion on corporate profits.

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