[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXCESSIVE OIL COMPANY PROFITS
(Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, Congress must break the hold which the
oil companies have on the politics of our country.
The American people are demanding action. The price of gasoline has
climbed to over $3 a gallon, headed towards $4, maybe $5 a gallon. But
listen to this: since 2001, the five largest oil companies have made
over $280 billion in profits. ExxonMobil alone made $36 billion in
profits last year.
There is only one way to stop the oil companies from an endless
series of increases in the price of gasoline.
Nearly 50 Members of Congress have now signed on to my bill, H.R.
2070, which calls for a 100 percent excess profits tax on the oil
company profiteering. This act does not tax the price of gasoline so it
will not increase the cost. However, by taxing excessive profits, it
puts the breaks on price gouging and will lower the price of gasoline.
Congress must not stand by while the oil companies are stealing from
the American people.
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