Alan Lowenthal

We certainly should not be stripping away those rights just to make it a little easier for oil and gas companies.

This week the Cambodian American community of Long Beach will observe Remembrance Day, commemorating 41 years since the end of the Cambodian genocide. This horrific event, in which the Khmer Rouge killed approximately 1.7 million…

I think that is great for the climate. I hope that number gets even smaller as we move forward.

I want to thank you for pushing the pause button on Federal coal leasing while you take a long-needed review of the program.

Thank you, Madam Secretary, for being here and for answering all our questions.

I am glad you are taking another look at how we lease coal and that we do not give it away too cheaply.

You have said before that this sort of thing, this kind of pause, has been done multiple times in the past, and I believe by Republican administrations.

These changes in coal production are not due to administrative policies, but they are really due to the marketplace.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. __. PERIODIC INCREASE IN PRICE OF…

It is unfortunate that we can't come together today to support such a simple fix to, as Mr. Wittman pointed out, such a highly successful program. I think the operative word that you have said is that it is premature at this point, not…

Other nations throughout the world come to Orange County to understand this engineering feat.

The greatest driver behind long-term, as I will say again, is precipitation changes, climate change.

Long Beach is also planning to use recycled water for cooling of all of its power plants.

I am proud to represent two world-class water districts that have been leading the way on building sustainable water systems.

These are problems that are going to take a great deal of courage, and to find solutions it is going to require compromises by all sides.

The truth is that the effects of the Endangered Species Act on our water supply are only around the edges of our state's water balance.

I want to congratulate the people of Taiwan on the successful elections. It is a welcome example of democracy in a region that at the same time has seen a great backsliding on human rights.

I was proud to support the agreement, but we had concerns about the implementation.

This hearing is a great opportunity to discuss the range of different perspectives, and I hope that we can have a constructive and meaningful conversation.

Today's hearing should be an opportunity to listen, to ask questions and clear up confusion, not to spread rumors or to create animosity.

And as you pointed out, does it require your agency to designate the corridor in the travel plan?

We have permanently protected large amounts of biologically significant public land in Washington County.

My constituents flock to Red Rock Country for hiking, for adventure, for solitude, and what I hear from them is that they want this experience protected for future generations.

I appreciate the opportunity to be able to fill in for Ranking Member Tsongas on the Federal Lands Subcommittee.

Thank you. Could you give us an overview of why the agency-preferred alternative is one without the corridor? Why did they do this?