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April 19, 2018 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today, along with 62 of his House colleagues, called on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reverse an internal department legal reinterpretation of a century-old law that protects more than 1,000 species of migratory birds across North America.

April 11, 2018 Press Release
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement on the sentencing of six Vietnamese activists to harsh prison terms by the Vietnamese government. Those sentenced include Congressman Lowenthal's adopted prisoner of conscience, human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, who was sentenced to 15 years:

March 30, 2018 Press Release
In a letter to the House Appropriations Committee regarding FY19 federal funding, Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) joined with 58 of his House colleagues in supporting United States financial pledges for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), an international effort to address climate change.

March 28, 2018 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today applauded the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for its ruling today dismissing as frivolous a lawsuit against the Congressman and three House colleagues that sought to bar the LGBT Pride Flag from being flown in the Congressional office buildings on Capitol Hill and reverse the U.S. Supreme Court decision granting marriage equality.

March 27, 2018 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today joined with 10 of his House colleagues to call on the Ambassador of Mexico to the United States to verify that the Mexican government is moving forward in an investigation regarding the use of spyware technology against human rights defenders, journalists, and anti-corruption activists in Mexico.
 

February 13, 2018 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today joined with House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (NY-14) to introduce the Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act in the House of Representatives to award King the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of her vast achievements and contributions to athletics, women's rights, the LGBT community, and American culture.

February 12, 2018 Press Release
Today, Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) joined with the 54 other members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) to release the SEEC Sustainable Infrastructure Plan.
January 31, 2018 Press Release

On Wednesday, Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus co-chairs Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Ted Poe (TX-02) led a bipartisan coalition of 36 Members of Congress to call on Congressional leaders to ensure that any federal infrastructure package include resources for America's ports.

January 31, 2018 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:

"For all its flaws, last night's State of the Union speech hit new lows when the President reiterated his xenophobic immigration proposals, framing his plans in a divisive and shameful demonization of immigrants.

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