Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"We start this letter by offering our sincere thanks to you and your staff for all the work that you have done to help the American people during this emergency."

"my constituents also have a very strong interest in checking China's influence in the south, especially in their dominance in the South China Sea."

"we rely, in our district, as does the country, on free and open trade in the Indo-Pacific."

"Thank you, the chair, for holding this very important hearing, the first time in decades that we have really listened to the transportation needs on Federal lands, on Tribal lands, and U.S. Territorie..."