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On the recordMay 3, 2023
the Congressional Budget Office estimates that fossil fuel subsidies led to a minimal impact of about a half a percent more domestic oil production.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the limited impact of fossil fuel subsidies on domestic oil production.

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