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A Question for Congressional Democrats on Oil Exploration

Congressional Democrats, you’re advocating “Use It or Lose It” legislation to address the fact that oil companies have leases where they are not drilling.  In California, every single one of the undeveloped leases is tied up with lawsuits.  Will fighting lawsuits count as “using it”?  Or will that require you to own up to the obstructionism that got us here in the first place?