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Nick Rahall: “I guess the reason the majority decided to wait until August 1 to bring this bill up was so they could not be tagged…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2001
I guess the reason the majority decided to wait until August 1 to bring this bill up was so they could not be tagged with providing Christmas in July for the major oil companies. They brought the bill up on August 1 because it is a grab bag of goodies for the oil companies. The manager's amendment does nothing to eliminate any of these rip-offs of the American taxpayer. The American taxpayers are still going to pick up the tab for many of the costs incurred by the major oil companies who are today reaping hoards of cash and do not know what to do with it.
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Nick Rahall
West Virginia

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Criticizing a bill perceived as benefiting major oil companies during a House floor debate.

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