Alan Lowenthal

Four times as many jobs would be at risk from the industrial facilities that would be built along the coast.

The Senate version was supposed to be the one, according to the President, with heart. There is no heart in this bill. Sixty percent of my constituents live in Los Angeles County which, in total, has about 5 percent--one county in the…

In no place is it more important to balance multiple uses, environmental protection, as well as economic development, than on America's public lands.

Rules to protect people's health? Gone.

Rules to make sure companies are paying their fair share? Gone.

The standard seems to be: did the Obama administration put it in place, and did one oil, gas, or coal company complain about it? If so, it is gone.

It has only taken 5 months, and nearly every move on energy that this Administration has made could have come right out of the executive boardrooms of the American Petroleum Institute or the National Mining Association.

Rules to protect public health? Gone. Rules to protect our land, air, and water, and cut down on pollution? Gone. Rules to protect fish and wildlife? Gone.

I do oppose letting the oil and gas industry call all the shots as to how to manage these lands owned by all Americans.

I, like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, am concerned about the long-term prospects for water infrastructure and storage in the West. As the western climate continues to get hotter, we are going to have more hot, dry…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California (Mr. Lowenthal) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 179, noes 232, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 318] AYES--179 Adams Aguilar Barragan Bass Beatty Bera Beyer Bishop…

I include in the Record three letters, including one from the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, which is the largest organization of commercial fishing families on the West Coast, collectively representing thousands of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 7. CONDITION ON APPLICABILITY. This Act shall not apply to any…

I come to the floor consumed by great sadness. Yesterday's attack, as we have all heard, was an attack on the entire United States Congress. It is even more tragic that this attack occurred during a practice for one of the most bipartisan…

Thank you. And, Vice Admiral Ray, my question is I know you are aware of how important the Port of Long Beach is to our national economy.

It seems to me that rising sea levels will be a challenge for the Coast Guard.

Volunteers, whether we call them Good Samaritans, Community Reclaimers, or anything else, will simply not be enough to tackle this problem.

Reclaiming our abandoned hardrock mines would be even more expensive, with an estimated cost of anywhere from $20 to $54 billion.

There is no question that help is needed. Reclaiming all of the remaining abandoned coal mines in this country would cost an estimated $10 billion.

What we are talking about is the clarity in the language, and we don't believe that the issues that we are raising go in any way against the intent of the bill.

I hope that this is an issue that we can look at in more depth this Congress.

The hardrock mining industry has also continually fought efforts to hold them accountable for these sites. That needs to change.

The draft of the bill before us today is an interesting and potentially promising tool to help address one of the big questions that confronts the issue of cleaning up abandoned mines.

Frankly, that is the only way that we will make a significant dent in this problem.