Alan Lowenthal

These Americans traveled all the way to Nepal to help those in need, and we cannot thank them enough for their service.

This bill will provide a much-needed overhaul of our efforts to promote freedom of speech and of press across the globe.

I, along with Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Van Hollen, Congressman Peters, and more than 50 of our House colleagues sent a letter supporting the President's Green Climate Fund request of $500 million.

I believe that the United States can play a key positive role in Asia by promoting universal ideals of human rights.

Climate change is affecting the people of the East Asia-Pacific region.

I personally believe Vietnam has done little to improve its human rights record in recent years.

I would like to kind of zero in a little bit more in depth in terms of what really the purpose is.

I would like to kind of move to another realm, and that has to do with climate change.

I don't think it makes sense. It doesn't make sense for the environment, it doesn't make sense for the climate, or for the people who live near or along the Atlantic Ocean, and depend upon clean ocean waters for their livelihoods.

So there is a lot of acreage out there that is being offered that companies aren't bidding on.

Most in the industry, quite frankly, wouldn't be satisfied until every acre of the Outer Continental Shelf is open for drilling.

I think there is certainly room for more conversation about that.

I certainly think it is laudable that you are taking the issue of climate change seriously.

I am pleased that BOEM acknowledged the overwhelming public opposition to new leasing off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington.

I actually have some test scores to indicate how our fifth graders have improved.

I wanted to let you know that one of our schools, the 96th Street Elementary School in Watts, earned their highest science standardized tests ever.

Providing science, technology, education, and math education to America's youth is critical to the global competitiveness of our Nation.

I cannot think of a better use of $30 million.

The DOD STARBASE program costs only $343 per student.

I think there is huge opportunity and promise in the U.S.-India relationship, both strategically and economically.

I think there is huge opportunity both geopolitically and economically in a strong U.S.-Asia relationship.

I want to thank you personally for your recent appointment of Randy Berry as the Special Envoy for LGBT Rights.

How will this new policy that we are doing really reduce poverty, corruption, and enhance security?

As the sign points out, today marks 17 days until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, leaving our Nation's national security at risk. Why is DHS closing down? It is closing down for the reason that it is being held hostage…

I am very supportive of diplomacy if it works.