California's top Republican rips Dems for blocking 'oil goldmine' after new Trump project rebuffs Schiff

EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican in the California State Senate praised the Trump administration for stepping in to reboot the Golden State’s "oil goldmine" off its coast, after a project notably opposed by Sen. Adam Schiff had been shut down since a major pipe failed in 2015.

"California is sitting on an oil gold mine, yet Democrat politicians continue to block responsible production here at home," Sen. Brian Jones of San Diego told Fox News Digital.

"Instead, they choose to import oil from foreign nations with weak labor protections and poor environmental standards."

As Fox News Digital reported exclusively, the Interior Department shepherded the ...