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Sheldon Whitehouse: We're actually somewhat generous about letting [the oil companies] keep half of the excess profits, but we want at least…

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
We're actually somewhat generous about letting [the oil companies] keep half of the excess profits, but we want at least half of it to go back.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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npr.org
Jul 16, 2026

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Discussing the proposed windfall oil profit tax.

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