Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"They are killing elephants because they see them as sources of money, and if we can take the money out of the equation, they will stop killing elephants."

"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."

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

"We said there is a real problem. We would hope that you would adhere to CITES, put the noose around Hong Kong, which the British did."