Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I have pressed Congress and the administration to take steps to aid ports like opening up municipal lending facilities to port authorities."

"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."