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Matt Cartwright: “People know that this executive that you singled out, that…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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'Everybody Knows': Matt Cartwright Slams Oil Companies 'Conspiring With OPEC' To Keep Prices High

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

Everybody knew that we were being gouged. Everybody knew that record profits were being scored by the oil companies, the gas companies. Everybody knows that they're continuing to make very handsome profits. And People know that this executive that you singled out, that you caught conspiring with OPEC is worth over $200 million. It isn't enough that American consumers are struggling to pay their bills to make ends meet as prices remain high after the pandemic and prices are driven by oil prices and gas prices. (02:59–03:09)

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Asserts that the executive caught conspiring with OPEC is worth over $200 million.

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