During a public hearing on the floor of the West Virginia House of Delegates on Friday, a Democrat running for the state’s Seventh District was forcibly escorted out after she began listing donations some lawmakers received from the oil and gas industry.

It was all caught on video.

Lissa Lucas spoke out against House Bill 4268, which would allow companies to drill on private land after getting consent of 75 percent of landowners.

“No jobs will be created by this,” she said. “If we could get a guarantee of jobs, that would be great.”

Currently, however, the law requires companies to obtain approval from all affected landowners, which would allow any one individual to prevent drilling.

“People speaking in favor of this bill are all going to be paid by the industry and the people who are going to be voting on this bill are also often paid by the industry,” she said.

Lucas went on to name various lawmakers within the House of Delegates who have received donations from the oil and gas industry, including John H. Shott, Charlotte R. Lane and Jason S. Harshbarger.

As Lucas began speaking about Harshbarger, Shott asked that no personal comments be made. She protested, saying her comments weren’t personal.

“It is a personal comment and I’m going to call you out of order if you’re talking about individuals on the committee,” Shott said. “So if you would, address the bill. If not, I’ll ask you to please step down.”

Lucas’ microphone was soon turned off and two men escorted her from the floor.

A House spokesperson said Lucas made the comments during a public hearing about House Bill 4268 -- not during a general public forum. He said the rules do not allow for personal comments to be made, especially in a political context, during a public hearing. He added that the comments were made toward one of the delegates who Lucas is running against.