Press Releases & Statements
Congressman Alan Lowenthal issued the following statement regarding the impending automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequester. Congress is set to adjourn for recess today, just days before the sequester is set to take effect, and with no further debate scheduled:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal on Tuesday called for the House GOP leadership to quickly bring up and pass a house version of the Senate-passed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization.
Congressman Lowenthal Welcomes Long Beach Activist Calling For Strong Action Ahead of President’s Speech
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 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.
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:
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:
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA47) has been named by the Democratic Caucus as the newest member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
113th Congress Freshmen Class on the steps of the United States Capitol Building.
The First Session of the 113th Congress commences January 3rd, 2013.
Congressman Alan Lowenthal was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by House Speaker John Boehner January 3rd, 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--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.