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Search results for "Oil industry rakes in obscene profit"

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Fact-checks (3751)

Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Karine Jean-Pierre ended a White House press conference to avoid answering a question.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2024
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.”
By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter:
Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
By Laura Schulte• August 19, 2022
League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website:
Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
By Amy Sherman• December 1, 2022
Barack Obama stated on March 29, 2012 in a speech in the Rose Garden:
Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."
By Becky Bowers• April 2, 2012
Abigail Spanberger stated on June 16, 2022 in an op-ed.:
“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”
By Warren Fiske• June 30, 2022
Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.:
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2011
Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2009 in a speech at a tea party rally in Oshkosh:
"Both the state and federal governments make more per gallon in gas taxes than the oil companies make themselves for doing all the work."
By Dave Umhoefer• September 3, 2010
Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad:
"Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too."  
By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2012
Marjorie Dannenfelser stated on May 06, 2011 in a blog:
Planned Parenthood "raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years."
By Amy Sherman• June 7, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 01, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Rigell's car dealership made over $400,000 off the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bailout."
By Wes Hester• October 30, 2010
Thom Hartmann stated on November 07, 2014 in a segment on his RT show:
"The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
By Katie Sanders• November 19, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on June 26, 2010 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."
By Laura Figueroa• July 7, 2010
Jeanne Shaheen stated on August 27, 2014 in an ad:
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
By Jonathan Van Fleet• September 5, 2014
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2008 in a television ad:
John McCain offers "billions in tax breaks for oil and drug companies, but almost nothing for families like yours."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 11, 2008
Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video:
"Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."
By Colin Deppen• March 30, 2018
Dennis Kucinich stated on March 03, 2011 in a House committee hearing:
"Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government."
By James McCarty• March 24, 2011
Joe Biden stated on March 08, 2022 in a speech:
The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• March 9, 2022
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 08, 2014 in TV ad:
Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
By Amy Sherman• August 15, 2014
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
By Julie Kliegman• May 1, 2014

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