.AOC says that price gouging corporate profiteers should be held accountable.
the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax to target fossil fuel companies profiteering amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The measure is co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley , Elizabeth Warren , and Bernie Sanders . Rep. Ro Khanna simultaneously introduced a House version.
In a separate tweet Monday, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted a failure by lawmakers to hold fossil fuel companies accountable—especially those who take money from the industry.
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