Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year at a rate of about one garbage truck per minute."

"So, in terms of a contribution to the global plastic quantity of waste, the 6.4 million that I mentioned--or billion, excuse me--we are a major contributor."

"It is imperative that the companies that manufacture and sell these products take ownership of their environmental impacts."

"The Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife will come to order."