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Gabe Vasquez: “We have seen the largest profits and the largest windfall…”

Featuring: Gabe Vasquez, Democratic | U.S. House, New Mexico, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 17:33

That means places like Capitan and Artesia and Carlsbad and Eunice can have twice the energy jobs that they have today. However, we also have to make sure that we hold oil and gas companies accountable. We have seen the largest profits and the largest windfall profits come to oil and gas CEOs and shareholders that are not from New Mexico. but are profiting from New Mexico. And those profits aren't going to our workers. So we need to make sure that that is a fair economy that benefits new Mexicans first. (17:33–17:41)

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Asserts that oil and gas CEOs and shareholders not from New Mexico have seen the largest profits.

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