“Right now, we have tax loopholes in place that have helped companies like Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell add to their billions in profits. The American taxpayer should not be footing this bill,” said Representative Blumenauer. “Instead of padding the bottom line of oil and gas companies, taxpayer dollars could be better spent renewing and rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure and investing in emerging clean resources like wind and solar that will help us combat climate change and transition to a clean energy future.”