Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax - Portland Press Herald

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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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    -38% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -34% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Oil companies do not set prices-global commodities markets do."
48% : AdvertisementAnd last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Congress to tax the profits of oil companies.
46% : "Today, the President is proposing to raise taxes on the U.S. natural gas and oil industry that is competing globally to produce the fuels Americans need every single day.
38% : President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices and oil companies profits, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm listen.
20% : WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Monday accused oil companies of "war profiteering" as he raised the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies if they don't boost domestic production.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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