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Alan Lowenthal: “If Title I is the bribe, Title II is the shakedown.”

On the recordJune 13, 2018
If Title I is the bribe, Title II is the shakedown.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lowenthal describes the bill as extortionate towards coastal states regarding offshore drilling.

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