Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"If we care about geopolitical strength as much as we say, we will give climate change the attention it rightfully deserves."

"This is an opportunity also to support local American shipbuilding by requiring a small percentage of exported crude and LNG to travel on U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels."

"Americans have zero interest in handing more of our oceans over to oil and gas corporations."

"Today, Americans who live along our shores understand their critical importance and want the government to protect these resources."