Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I opposed granting TPA for a number of reasons but the one major reason is, and I did it in part because I really also want to protect American workers..."

"I don't want to see TPP be achieved at the expense of human rights."

"The bill that we are discussing today needs more work in order to accomplish these positive goals."

"I hope we can work together to craft legislation that can help to site pipelines on public lands in a more thoughtful way."