Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I ultimately ended up voting for the bill, against my local labor unions, and it was very painful."

"It is going to take a long time for a person like me and, I would think, others, to regain trust."

"I hope in the future that we take back that message, that such important reform should be debated and discussed fully."

"We are advocating here that our nation's ports must be included in any future packages."