Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I was struck with... issues around corruption, issues around how you unite Eastern--and what conditions we place on our foreign aid."

"They are killing elephants because they see them as sources of money, and if we can take the money out of the equation, they will stop killing elephants."

"I believe that we are the market for ivory. The United States ranks second in the world in terms of a market for ivory that is sold."

"We crushed that ivory to send a very clear signal that the ivory was not meant to be seen as items of value."