Press Releases

August 2, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seeking to take the politics out of Congressional redistricting, Congressman Alan Lowenthal on Friday introduced his first authored bill, H.R. 2978, the ‘Let The People Draw The Lines Act.'

July 29, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Alan Lowenthal introduced a legislative amendment to direct an additional $5 million to the STARBASE Youth Program, a program that provides instruction for 5th grade underrepresented and low-income students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
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July 24, 2013 Press Release

Following a meeting today at the White House, Reps. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Susan Davis (CA-53) said they had received a commitment from President Obama to address human rights concerns with Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang during an upcoming meeting of the two leaders.

July 23, 2013 Press Release

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) spoke today at a Capitol Hill press conference calling on the Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to halt human rights abuses ahead of his planned meeting with President Barack Obama on July 25. Below are Congressman Lowenthal's comments from the press conference:

July 17, 2013 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Alan Lowenthal released the following statement after voting no on both H.R. 2667 and H.R. 2668, which would delay the employer and individual mandates of the Affordable Care Act, respectively:

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July 2, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Alan Lowenthal released the following statement today regarding the expiration of federal legislation that has resulted in the near doubling of federal student loan rates:

June 26, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Alan Lowenthal CA-47 issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's ruling on the unconstitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the decision to vacate California's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals initial ruling on California's Proposition 8, restoring marriage to LGBT couples in California:

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June 10, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Alan Lowenthal today marked the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Equal Pay Act of 1963 and continued his support for the 113th Congress' Paycheck Fairness Act.

June 10, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lowenthal focused his attention this week on human rights abuses in Vietnam and what America can do to restore freedom and democracy to the Vietnamese people.

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