Tim Ryan: “And I would like to make a point, because as the oil companies reap these profits, and again I am not saying for you not…”

“And I would like to make a point, because as the oil companies reap these profits, and again I am not saying for you not to make profits, but not at the expense of everyone else in society. So I want to make this point: The oil companies benefit a great deal from the public, from what the taxpayers support, A, point number one, the $16.3 billion in corporate welfare that they are getting from the public tax dollars that is going to them. So they can't say they don't benefit from the public. But their product is sold on roads that are funded by the taxpayer. Those roads are protected by the taxpayer, paved by the taxpayer, secured by the taxpayer. The ports in which the oil comes in and out of our country, all funded by the taxpayers. The Coast Guard, by the taxpayers. The military, the over $400 billion budget that we have here that we spend on our military that goes to protect the transportation lines and the oceans, and as the ships start distributing this all over the world, that is protected by the taxpayer. So all we are arguing here, Mr. Speaker, is that the taxpayer has an interest; and when this company and this certain industry benefits so much from the public tax dollars, they should be responsive to the public in these instances. I would be happy to yield to any one of you to wrap up this brilliant discussion. I am going to yield to Debbie.”