Washington, Oct. 15 -- Congressman Brad Sherman issued the following press release:
SHERMAN OAKS, CA - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA), and a coalition of Democratic lawmakers in challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to restart the Sable Offshore oil pipeline in California, arguing that the Administration is unlawfully invoking national defense powers to benefit the fossil fuel industry.
In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Sherman and his colleagues urged the court to reverse a lower court ruling that allowed the pipeline to continue operating despite questions surroundi...