MONTEREY, Calif., Dec. 11 -- Representative Jimmy Panetta issued the following newsletter:
United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined the two Senators and 25 House members of the California Democratic Congressional delegation in condemning the Trump Administration's official draft 2027-2032 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that includes six lease proposals to drill for oil and gas off the coast of Northern, Central, and Southern California. The Administration's plan proposes opening vast swaths of previously protected federal waters, including the California coast, to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in over 40 years.
The Trump Administration's proposal directly targets areas former President J...