Press Releases
Congressman Alan Lowenthal today introduced the Trash Reduction Act of 2015 which would take steps to dramatically reduce plastic trash nationwide.
The United States uses approximately 100 billion plastic bags each year. The vast majority of these wind up in landfills or as loose trash on land and water.
Today, Congressman Lowenthal voted with 265 other Democratic and Republican Members of Congress to pass H.R. 1314, a bipartisan two-year budget agreement. The Congressman issued the following statement on the passage of the agreement by the House:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal today issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 597 which reauthorized and reopened the Export-Import Bank, the official export credit agency of the United States federal government that was allowed to expire through inaction by Congress in June.
Today, Congressman Alan Lowenthal joined with the other 18 Jewish Members of the House of Representatives in issuing the following joint, bipartisan statement in response to a UNESCO resolution which condemned Israel for the recent surge in violence and falsely blamed Israel for violating the status quo of Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
Below is the full text of the joint statement:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal today released the following statement regarding the announcement that the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached an agreement Monday on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal, along with all 17 of his Democratic colleagues on the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC), has called on the HNRC Energy and Mineral Resource (EMR) subcommittee chairman to hold a hearing on the development of renewable energy resources on public lands.
The letter, addressed to EMR chairman Rep. Doug Lamborn, was delivered October 1.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal today issued the following statement on the passage of a continuing resolution funding bill by the House of Representatives, which passed the House today by a bipartisan vote of 277-151: