Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"With all due respect, I think this bill clarifies, it doesn't further confuse."

"if we go down this road, we may be solving a problem that doesn't exist."

"The public deserves, I think, a consistent and reasonable set of regulatory and management controls of oil and gas activities occurring on the Refuge System to protect the public's surface interests."

"I think my colleagues here on both sides of the aisle really care about being fiscally responsible."