Alan Lowenthal

I support the goal that the United States have a steady supply of these important materials.

What this bill does is eviscerate that definition, and says that all minerals now meet that definition, which I think is really not appropriate.

H.R. 1937 misses the mark on this opportunity.

Today, I rise to recognize Mr. Ken Farfsing, upon his retirement as the city manager of the city of Signal Hill, California, which will be this coming week, on June 30. I have had the pleasure of working with Ken on local and statewide…

The Hard Rock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act that Ranking Member Grijalva and I introduced earlier this year would make a number of reforms to the Mining Law of 1872.

The goal of the ongoing P5+1 negotiations is to guarantee that Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. As Congress assesses the final deal, I am going to draw upon a recent publication which is entitled, ``Negotiations with Iran: Five…

I opposed granting TPA for a number of reasons but the one major reason is, and I did it in part because I really also want to protect American workers...

There is no denying the fact that Vietnam is an oppressive one-party state that has no respect for the rights of its own citizens.

I don't want to see TPP be achieved at the expense of human rights.

We are pushing for conditions to make Vietnam a trusted party and deserving party of the TPP and that means that they must truly respect human rights.

I was so disappointed and, frankly, absolutely shocked when just a few days after returning to the United States I learned that Nguyen Chi Tuyen... was badly beaten by five plainclothes police officers in Hanoi.

I want to hear from you--I guess it is my assumption after listening--if you were advising us you would advise us, given the present circumstances, to vote against the TPP?

We should be really holding their feet to the fire and letting them demonstrate not after they become part of the TPP, but before they do that.

I think this is the inappropriate way to do it. Instead of working now at this moment to release prisoners of conscience...

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Operation and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Hultgren). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''. Page 9, line 6…

Providing science, technology, engineering, and math education to America's youth is critical to the global competitiveness of our Nation. The STARBASE program engages local fifth-grade elementary students by exposing them to STEM subjects…

I am pleased to introduce America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, a bill to designate as wilderness southern Utah's incredible public lands, such as Desolation Canyon, the Dirty Devil, and the Greater Cedar Mesa. These wild and precious lands…

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 section 13 (page 34, after line 22), add the following: (h) Process for Decommissioning Oil and Gas…

As I said before, these assaults on key conservation laws are far outside the scope of a fisheries bill. We are really talking about a fisheries bill. We should not be talking about gutting key conservation laws. It is unfortunate that an…

As you just heard from the other side of the aisle, Mr. Chair, they agree with me that there needs to be more coordination amongst all the stakeholders to make smart decisions about rig decommissioning in red snapper habitat; but they…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska The Acting CHAIR (Mr…

If gutting the successful conservation provisions of Magnuson were not enough, the problem also is that this bill will also weaken other bedrock environmental laws. First, it makes Magnuson then in this reauthorization the controlling…

I repeat: duplication is good science. Let me repeat that: duplication is good science. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the Lowenthal amendment to maintain the Department of Energy's ability to select scientific projects based upon scientific…