Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"There is a real problem in Japan. Forty percent of the world's ivory is being consumed in Japan for the hanko, their signature stamp."

"You should look on the market demand side. You should see who is making the money, follow the money, chase the money."

"We said there is a real problem. We would hope that you would adhere to CITES, put the noose around Hong Kong, which the British did."

"If we are all sincere about doing something about the sustainability of the African elephant, we need to focus on the poacher."