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Alan Lowenthal: “But I would like to say--this is my time--that a simpler interpretation may be that the Administration wanted the leases…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
But I would like to say--this is my time--that a simpler interpretation may be that the Administration wanted the leases renewed, regardless of the history, the law, and common sense.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal suggests the Administration's intent was to renew leases without regard for legal standards.

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