Republicans want to protect big oil
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that big oil companies should have been cut off from government subsidies when the price of oil passed $30 or $40 per barrel. (0:25)
May 22, 2008
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
While I agree that the oil companies, in general, do not currently need subsidies… neither do wealthy farmers who are benefiting from record high food prices.
I bet Nancy voted for that pork sandwich farm bill…