Cochran votes against oil and gas tax provisions

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has issued the following statement regarding his vote against proceeding to S.940, a measure to repeal or limit tax provisions utilized by U.S.-based oil and gas companies, including the 2005 Energy Policy Act’s deep-water royalty relief for offshore energy production. “This legislation is an overtly political document that would [...] [...]