Congressman Alan Lowenthal has selected to sit on several key subcommittees on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HFAC) and the House Committee on Natural Resources (HNRC).While members of Congress are appointed by their party leaders to sit on full committees such as Foreign Affairs or Natural Resources, subcommittees are selected by the individual members.Congressman Lowenthal was named to HFAC on Dec. 20, 2012 and to the HNRC on Jan. 4.The Foreign Affairs committee is responsible for ove...
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Congressman Alan Lowenthal, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HFAC), issued the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Turkey on Friday, Feb. 1."My sympathies go out to those innocent individuals who were killed and injured in the terrorist bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. This incident highlights the dangerous world we live in and that American citizens and the symbols of democracy remain targets no matter where they are,” the Congressman said.“As ...
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On Monday, January 21, the nation will observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the public inauguration of President Barack Obama to his second term in office. Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) issued the following statement regarding the two events:"Dr. King was an inspirational leader," Congressman Alan Lowenthal said. "He embodied what it means to stand up and do the right thing, and to be courageous in the face of intolerance, injustice and inequality. He was one of the main reasons I became...
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Rep. Lowenthal issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's executive actions regarding firearms and proposed firearms legislation in the House and Senate:"I feel that the Framers of the Constitution, through the 2nd Amendment, guaranteed Americans a right to gun ownership. However, I believe—and the Supreme Court has concurred—that this guarantee does not include the right to purchase military-style assault weapons or high-capacity magazines," Congressman Lowenthal sai...
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Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA47) has been named by the Democratic Caucus as the newest member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.It is the second major committee assignment for Rep. Lowenthal, who was also appointed to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Dec. 21, 2012."I have spent three decades working as both a champion and defender of the environment," Rep. Lowenthal said. "I am excited about bringing that track record to bear to address the numerous environmental and natura...
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Congressman Alan Lowenthal was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by House Speaker John Boehner January 3rd, 2013.
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Representative-elect Alan Lowenthal has been appointed to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The appointment was approved by the Democratic Caucus and announced Thursday by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi."We live in an increasingly complicated world where our standing in, and our interactions with, the international community are more critical than ever," Lowenthal said. "I'm honored to be appointed to the Foreign Affairs Committee and look forward to working with all of my colleagues o...
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Newly-elected member of Congress Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) will join over fifty new U.S. Representatives from states across the country at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) next week for a bipartisan conference focusing on exercising leadership in Congress and the issues that they will face. "For more than four decades, the IOP program has helped prepare new members of Congress for legislative effectiveness,” Representative-elect Lowenthal said. "I firmly believe that, as President ...
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