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Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement on his recent meeting in Washington, D.C. with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink: I was honored to meet earlier this week for the first time in person with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Daniel Kritenbrink. The Ambassador began with an update of the current political climate in Vietnam and made clear that he routinely brings up the United States’ human rights concerns with Vietnamese government officials. I took the... Read more

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today introduced a bipartisan House Resolution recognizing the significance of the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the tragic collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. The Congressman also joins the remaining co-chairs of the Vietnam Caucus to lead a bipartisan bill by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) that would address human rights violations by imposing financial and travel sanctions on Vietnamese government officials and human rights abusers. The Fall o... Read more

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. This recent reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) removes the ability of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to mitigate incidental bird deaths due to industrial or commercial activ... Read more

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today announced that he has officially adopted the Most Venerable Thich Quang Do as a prisoner of conscience through the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. The Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do has been under house arrest since 1998 for his activism against the Vietnamese government’s anti-Buddhist policies-- without due process or a formal charge. A renowned spiritual leader, scholar,... Read more

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: “Nguyen Van Dai has worked tirelessly for decades, often times under severe repression from the Vietnamese government, to make life better for the Vietnamese people. Instead of being ... Read more

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. The House Members point out in the letter that “the GCF is a critical tool for the multinational effort to address climate change, and funding would be used to invest in resilient and low-emission development arou... Read more

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. Congressman Lowenthal was the first Member of Congress to permanently fly the Pride flag outside his Capitol... Read more

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. In a letter sent today to Ambassador Geronimo Gutierrez, the Congress Members wrote, “We believe that it is imperative that the Government of Mexico carry out a ... Read more

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. “Billie Jean redefined the very role of women in both sports and American culture,” Congressman Lowenthal said. “The word icon... Read more

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. The comprehensive plan serves as a blueprint for smart, environmentally sustainable infrastructure investment throughout the nation. The SEEC plan also stands in stark contrast to the recently released Trump Administration infrastructure plan that eviscerates core environmental safeguards, fails to meaning... Read more