Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 31, 2026
It’s fair to put a windfall profits tax on inordinate windfall profits rather than cut off children’s food programs.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies.

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