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."

"There is no denying the fact that Vietnam is an oppressive one-party state that has no respect for the rights of its own citizens."

"We are pushing for conditions to make Vietnam a trusted party and deserving party of the TPP and that means that they must truly respect human rights."