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On the recordApril 4, 2022
I am a proud co-sponsor of the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, which would establish a per-barrel tax to capture the windfall profits of the largest oil companies and return that money to consumers in the form of a quarterly rebate.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders supports a tax on oil companies' windfall profits to aid consumers.

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