[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13373-13374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   INTRODUCTION OF THE ``END OIL AND GAS TAX SUBSIDIES ACT OF 2015''

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2015

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today, I am introducing the ``End Oil 
and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015'' that will save American taxpayers 
more than $40 billion over the next decade.
  American taxpayers are subsidizing some of the largest and most 
profitable companies in the world with their tax dollars. These 
subsidies underwrite the costs of oil and gas production, including 
offsetting intangible drilling

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costs, the cost of tertiary injectants, and costs associated with 
domestic production. There are also subsidies that offset foreign 
taxes, provide tax shelters disguising active income with passive 
losses, and subsidies that allow major oil companies to discount the 
value of their inventories.
  The ``End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015'' would end 10 of the 
most egregious tax loopholes enjoyed by the oil and gas industry--tax 
loopholes that have helped companies like Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell 
add to the billions in profits they already make every year. The 
legislation is very similar to President Obama's proposal to eliminate 
oil and gas tax preferences in his FY 2016 Budget.
  Instead of padding the bottom line of oil and gas companies, taxpayer 
dollars could be better spent renewing and rebuilding our nation's 
infrastructure and investing in emerging clean resources like wind and 
solar that will help us combat climate change and transition to a clean 
energy future.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this important 
legislation.

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