Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"You should look on the market demand side. You should see who is making the money, follow the money, chase the money."

"There is a real problem in Japan. Forty percent of the world's ivory is being consumed in Japan for the hanko, their signature stamp."

"We can also attempt to send a message that commercialization of wildlife that leads to its extinction is not acceptable."

"The United States is the second largest market for ivory, much of which is sold here illegally."