A candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates was reportedly cut off and removed from a hearing last week in the state's lower chamber on a piece of legislation regarding oil and gas drilling on private land.

During her testimony, Lissa Lucas spoke about her opposition to a bill that would require the approval of only 75 percent of landowners for oil and gas companies to drill on private land, according to the Huffington Post.

Currently, 100 percent of landowners in the state need to give approval, it added.

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Lucas, a Democratic candidate in West Virginia's 7th District, also listed donations that state lawmakers have received from oil and gas companies, the news outlet added.

She was reportedly told during her testimony that she should not be making "personal comments" regarding members of the House Judiciary Committee.

“The people who are going to be speaking in favor of this bill are all going to be paid by the industry,” Lucas said, according to the Huffington Post. “The people who are going to be voting on this bill are often also paid by the industry," she added.