Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I hope we can work together to craft legislation that can help to site pipelines on public lands in a more thoughtful way."

"I think we can have productive bipartisan conversation about building natural gas pipelines when they are thoughtfully sited."

"This bill as written overturns the longstanding requirement for congressional approval of natural gas pipelines through national parks."

"I left with tremendous misgivings about why we are rewarding a country that engages in such bad behavior as human rights and the lack of labor protections."