Alan Lowenthal actually said...

Climate change is real, it is happening, and we need to act now to stop it, not to go the other way and to open up our coastline.

I strongly oppose these policies, and implore the Administration not to issue any new oil and gas lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf...

Opening up the Atlantic Ocean to offshore drilling, we believe, is looking backwards and is not Maryland's energy choice.

To put it at risk is totally unacceptable.