Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"This bill as written overturns the longstanding requirement for congressional approval of natural gas pipelines through national parks."

"I think we could have a productive, bipartisan conversation about building natural gas pipelines when they are thoughtfully sited."

"I think we can have productive bipartisan conversation about building natural gas pipelines when they are thoughtfully sited."

"I think that, what I am hearing today, there is a lot of common ground."