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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople Can't Get Enough Of Rep. Katie Porter Bulldozing This Oil Exec
03/09/2021 10:57 pm ET Updated 55 minutes ago
Please dont patronize me by telling me that the oil and gas industry doesnt have any special tax provisions, the California Democrat told the company chief.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) didnt need a whiteboard to deliver one of her textbook takedowns Tuesday when an oil company executive argued that his industry doesnt get any special tax breaks.
Following her recent appointment as chair of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on oversight, Porter was one of several Democrats to introduce legislation last week that would raise royalty rates on oil and gas companies for the first time in over a century.
Mark Murphy, president of Strata Production Co., argued in a subcommittee video hearing Tuesday, There seems to be a misconception out there that youre operating from that somehow the oil and gas industry have benefits from some special sort of tax structure. We dont.
You do benefit from special rules, Porter said, after interrupting him. Theres a special tax rule for intangible drilling costs that does not apply to other kinds of expenses that businesses have. You get to deduct 70% of your costs immediately, and other businesses have to amortize their expenses over their entire profit stream. So please dont patronize me by telling me that the oil and gas industry doesnt have any special tax provisions. Because if you would like that to be the rule, I would be happy to have Congress deliver...........................
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-porter-big-oil-exec_n_6048243fc5b6cf72d0929289
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People Can't Get Enough Of Rep. Katie Porter Bulldozing This Oil Exec (Original Post)
riversedge
Mar 2021
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underpants
(182,766 posts)1. 👀
Got a zoom meeting coming up. I may watch this if the meeting goes south.
marble falls
(57,075 posts)2. I'd like Congress to "deliver" anyways.
walkingman
(7,595 posts)3. Katie Porter is excellent - quite deceiving. She looks like a quiet Mom but is a tiger. DFW Katie!
burrowowl
(17,638 posts)4. Beautiful!
Love that Woman!