Rep. Mike Levin Highlights Californians’ Opposition to Offshore Drilling on House Floor
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- Levin Delivers Remarks Prior to House Passage of Legislation to Ban New Drilling Off Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
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Today,
Tomorrow, the House is expected to pass the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (H.R. 1146), legislation cosponsored by Levin that repeals a provision that
Click here (https://youtu.be/wxa9kGzPYp4) for video of Levin's speech or see below for a transcript of his remarks:
My district is home to over 50 miles of beautiful
In
All it will take to jeopardize those jobs is a massive spill like the one we saw off the coast of
That's why the people I represent have made their voices heard loud and clear: No more drilling off our coast. We can't allow the fossil fuel industry and their friends in the
I expect we'll hear a lot more from my friends across the aisle - many of whom represent landlocked districts - who will claim there's nothing to worry about it. Well, they should know that the folks who actually live in coastal communities won't stop fighting to protect our oceans and our jobs.
I yield back.
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There is absolutely no sense in making a special exception to open the waters along the Pacific coast for drilling.
Supporters of this amendment clearly represent districts many miles from the nearest coastline. Maybe they never saw the tar washing up on
Maybe they haven't visited with small businesses in coastal communities like mine that depend on tourism and recreation to survive.
Maybe they don't know that offshore drilling threatens nearly 746,000 jobs and nearly
However, I've seen that devastation; I've visited those small businesses; and I am well aware of how many jobs could and would be lost if we suffer from another spill along the Pacific coast.
I also know that more than 90
The people I represent in
If my friends on the other side of the aisle were serious about addressing oil imports, they would not sit idly by as the
If they were serious, they would support the
Those who support the
First, they're making cars less efficient, which drives climate change and hurts air quality in
I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to recognize the impact that this amendment will have on
Thank you, I yield back.
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