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Congress Members File Amicus Brief Against Sable Offshore Pipeline
A group of lawmakers, led by Representative Salud Carbajal and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, have filed an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to restart the Sable Offshore pipeline. The brief argues that the Administration has failed to identify a legitimate national defense need for the pipeline’s crude oil and that the order does not satisfy the statutory requirements for invoking this authority. The lawmakers claim that the Administration is using national defense as a pretext to advance domestic energy policy and benefit a specific company, according to The Santa Barbara Independent.