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as well. Kestaurant and grocery store owners across our state are reporting that they have had to increase their food prices just to stay in business.
Behind the increase in gasoline prices are a lack in supply and a growth in consumer demand. While oil companies have enjoyed record profits, the industry’s failure to invest in increased refining capacity has resulted in slowed oil production. At a recent Joint Economic Committee hearing, I cited the fact that the five of the nation’s largest oil companies earned $120 billion dollars in profit last year alone.
Oil companies are earning windfall profits as external
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