John, it’s unbelievable.
While you’ve been paying the price at the pump, Big Oil is raking in record profits. They’ve been price gouging millions of customers and calling it “inflation” — and they’re getting away with it.
These companies are shameless in their extortion, all for the sake of lining their stakeholders’ pockets at the expense of everyone else. Combined, BP, Shell, and Exxon made $123,600,000,000 in 2022.
But here’s the kicker: every single House Republican voted against ending price gouging just like this.
While the GOP blames Democrats for the high cost of necessities like gas and groceries, they’ve blocked every effort we’ve made to help working people get by. Instead, they give handouts to industries like Big Oil. It’s despicable.
Our forests are burning. Our towns are flooding. Severe storms have incapacitated our cities. And what do corporations like Shell, Exxon, and BP do? They double down on their business plan to wreak havoc on our climate and come up with new ways to rip us off. Oil companies have known about climate change for decades and done nothing to stop it — they’ll do whatever it takes to make a profit, and Republicans will let them.
But Pramila isn’t letting Big Oil get away with it. She’s been fighting for a Green New Deal since it was first introduced in the House in 2018. As Chair of the Progressive Caucus, Pramila is leading the charge for climate and environmental justice. But she can’t do it alone.
In solidarity,
— Team Jayapal