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On the recordJune 14, 2022
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is crafting a plan that would hit oil companies with a new surtax if their profit margin is higher than 10 percent.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
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msnbc.com

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Senator Wyden is proposing a surtax on oil companies with excessive profit margins.

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