Press Releases
Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Peter Welch (VT–At Large), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Ted Lieu (CA-33) introduced legislation to establish criminal penalties under the Clean Air Act for automakers that knowingly use so-called "defeat devices" in motor vehicles to bypass emissions tests and violate environmental standards.
Today, a group of Members of Congress actively involved in issues related to Mexico and Central America commended the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-appointed Group of Experts on the release of their final report on the September 26, 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, Mexico. That report was the product of a year-long review of the official investigation.
To commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, Congressman Alan Lowenthal today raised the flag of the Republic of Vietnam, recognized by states and localities across the country as the Vietnamese Freedom and Heritage Flag, outside his Congressional offices in Long Beach, California, and Washington, D.C.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the recent Syrian cease-fire agreement:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today, along with 34 of his Congressional colleagues, called on President Barack Obama to make human rights a key part of the agenda at the upcoming US-ASEAN summit between the United States and ten Asian nations that starts next week.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal today issued the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court Decision to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) Clean Power Plan:
"I am deeply troubled by the Supreme Court's decision, but I am optimistic that the Clean Power Plan will ultimately be upheld.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today, along with nine of his Congressional colleagues who represent California districts, warned the chair of the California Coastal Commission (CCC) that firing CCC Executive Director Charles Lester would threaten the non-partisan nature of the CCC's work, risking its legacy and validity.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today introduced new legislation that will protect imperiled seabirds from international fishing threats and increase ongoing conservation efforts in the United States and abroad.