"Right now, four billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year. Four billion dollars. These are the same companies that are making record profits off of us right now—tens of billions of dollars a year. Every time gas prices go up, and you fill up your car, they make even more. Tell me—does anyone really think Congress should give them another four billion dollars this year? Of course not. That’s outrageous. It’s inexcusable. And I am asking Congress to eliminate this oil industry giveaway right away. I want them to vote on this in the next few weeks, so we can put every single Member on record: You can either stand up for the oil companies, or you can stand up for the American people." ~ President Obama, today at Nashua Community College.
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