Once Again, Congresswoman Malliotakis Stands With Big Oil Over Constituents

Once Again, Congresswoman Malliotakis Stands With Big Oil Over Constituents

 

Congresswoman’s Vote Shows How U.S. Economy Is Rigged, Controlled By Corporations & Puts Profits Ahead of People               

 

 

May 19, 2022

(New York, NY) Today, Chris Fleming, Unrig Our Economy NYC spokesman, issued the following statement in response to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s vote against legislation aimed at curbing price gouging by oil companies (H.R. 7688 – The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act):

“Rep. Nicole Mallotakis, who has taken nearly $120,000 dollars from the oil and gas industry, once again displayed unyielding loyalty today to her Big oil contributors instead of her constituents.

“The only thing more unconscionable than Rep. Mallotakis allowing Big Oil to gouge working families at the gas pump is that she does it to help her campaign. The hardworking people of New York 11th Congressional District deserve a representative that stands up to the rigged economy and corporate fat cats, not someone like Rep. Malliotakis, bought and paid for by them. 

Today’s vote came amid reports of top U.S. corporations jacking up prices to enrich themselves and their investors at the expense of everyone else:

• In New York City alone last week, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas surged to $4.671 — the highest on record — with some individual stations charging more than $6, according to AAA data. Meanwhile, profits have surged to $41 billion in the first quarter for Big Oil companies and their CEOs, who’ve been bragging about their pandemic and war profiteering for months.

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Unrig Our Economy NYC is a local campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for working people. When the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding greedy and the politicians who enable them accountable.