Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"It seems to me that what we all have in agreement and the core fundamental issue is that we are here to talk about the sustainability of the population of elephants, especially African elephants."

"Mr. Congressman, you made a big mistake. There is no post ivory in our country."

"If we are all sincere about doing something about the sustainability of the African elephant, we need to focus on the poacher."

"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."