Alan Lowenthal actually said...

I am not opposed to fracking, and I believe we must utilize our natural resources. But we must do so in a careful manner.

There is no reason that oil and gas development, including development which involves fracking, should be exempted from our country's landma...

Their overall concern with energy development is real--they are real, they are serious.

It would be irresponsible, if not illegal, for them to simply ignore that.