Reclaiming my time, it is very clear that the gentleman does not know of any ``carveout'' for Hugo Chavez. He is just talking about the largest five oil companies that under this bill would get an unnecessary tax subsidy and instead would go to emerging technologies that do need the help.
Discussing tax subsidies for oil companies during a debate on energy policy.
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