Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I want to encourage my colleague, Mr. Huffman, and offer my support for trying to create a CODEL to this area."

"I believe it is important to listen to these local voices regarding the impacts of oil and gas development, and what that will mean to the Coastal Plain and the way of life that it sustains."

"Oil and gas development, particularly on the tundra in the Arctic, is irreversible."

"There is absolutely no need to open the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas drilling."