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Search results for "Exxon is taking legal action against California"

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Kamala Harris stated on September 04, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall:
Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. 
By Chris Nichols• September 6, 2019
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech:
Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."    
By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2017
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad:
"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
By Tom Kertscher• August 12, 2022
Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.  
By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2017
David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.:
Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 12, 2010
Viral image stated on September 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon.
By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2020
Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter:
Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."
By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2016
Farouk Shami stated on February 09, 2010 in a press release:
"Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 22, 2010
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2010 in a speech in Madison, Wisc.:
The Republican election platform "was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 30, 2010
Barack Obama stated on July 08, 2008 in :
"McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil."
By Robert Farley• July 10, 2008
Chris Collins stated on December 13, 2016 in an interview with Buffalo news station WGRZ:
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson "will have to divest his holdings, that’s a requirement" to serve as Secretary of State.
By Dan Clark• December 30, 2016
Dennis Kucinich stated on August 06, 2011 in a television interview:
Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate."
By Sabrina Eaton• September 1, 2011
Mike Gibbons stated on April 07, 2022 in an ad:
"As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs."
By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2022
Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon."
By Lauren Carroll• January 27, 2017
Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program:
Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now."
By Robert Farley• April 30, 2010
Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing:
"While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2010
Barack Obama stated on August 06, 2008 in a news release:
John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 7, 2008
Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:
"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2010
Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa:
"Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
By Asjylyn Loder• December 31, 2007
Friends of Democracy stated on August 21, 2012 in an advertisement aired in and around New Hampshire:
"Your Congressman, Charlie Bass, took over $166,000 from Big Oil."
By Jake Berry• August 23, 2012

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