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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.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
npr.org
Jul 16, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the proposed windfall oil profit tax.

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