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On the recordApril 14, 2015
Most in the industry, quite frankly, wouldn't be satisfied until every acre of the Outer Continental Shelf is open for drilling.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal criticizes the oil industry's insatiable demand for drilling rights.

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