Tim Ryan: “This is exactly right. This is a consequence of some faulty leadership in the Nation's capital. Oil companies profits in…”

“This is exactly right. This is a consequence of some faulty leadership in the Nation's capital. Oil companies profits in 2002, $34 billion. This is BP, Shell, Chevron, the whole bit. It gradually went up, in 2005, $113 billion in profits. Now, something is wrong with the structure of our society when the oil companies are reaping $113 billion in profits and we have 5.4 million people slipping into poverty. We have college tuition costs doubling all over the country, Mr. Delahunt. We have a structure here that is just not working for the people any more.”