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September 4, 2013 Press Release
Congressman Alan Lowenthal released the following statement upon returning to Washington, D.C. to receive a classified briefing and attend a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the potential use of U.S. military force against Syria:
September 3, 2013 Press Release

LONG BEACH, CA - Congressman Alan Lowenthal released the following statement on the decision by President Barack Obama to have the United States Congress vote on any potential use of force against the Syrian government:

August 28, 2013 Press Release
“Over the last 50 years, key progress has been made in moving toward the vision of America that Dr. King laid out in his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. And yet more progress needs to be made.”
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 30, 2013 Speech and Floor Statement

Washington, D.C. -- On July 30, 2013, Congressman Alan Lowenthal delivered the following floor speech in the House of Representatives marking the 48th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid:

"I ask unanimous consent to address the House floor and revise and extend my remarks.

Thank you, Madame Speaker. 

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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 23, 2013 Speech and Floor Statement

On July 22, 2013, Congressman Lowenthal submitted the following remarks on H.R. 5, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization bill, into the Congressional Record:

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