Alan Lowenthal actually said...

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

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

I hope we can work together to craft legislation that can help to site pipelines on public lands in a more thoughtful way.

I left with tremendous misgivings about why we are rewarding a country that engages in such bad behavior as human rights and the lack of lab...