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Ron Wyden: “What is so staggering is, when these big oil companies are charging record prices, making record profits, they are being…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2005
What is so staggering is, when these big oil companies are charging record prices, making record profits, they are being given record tax subsidies that they show up and tell the American people they do not want. So I intend to speak on this after the distinguished Senator from California is done. But she has an excellent amendment. I say to the Senator, you have characterized their testimony correctly.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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