Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 11, 2023
The money made from oil and gas production isn't even going to everyday Americans' pockets. It is lining the pockets of oil and gas executives.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting that profits from oil and gas benefit executives, not the public.

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