Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I would like to thank all the witnesses, first, for being here, particularly since many of you traveled quite a distance to be here today."

"I would just like to know how FMCSA is coordinating with the State of California's Department of Industrial Relations or with the Department of Labor here at the Federal level to disseminate informati..."

"Prepared statement of"

"The irreversible damage we could inflict on this area by drilling on it is disproportionately high compared to the amount of oil we could possibly extract. It simply isn't worth it."