Alan Lowenthal

if we go down this road, we may be solving a problem that doesn't exist.

Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky, thank you for providing me this time to speak on the floor today. Mr. Chairman, as we all know, providing science, technology, engineering, and math education to America's youth is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

I urge support of this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Lowenthal). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment Offered by Mr…

2 weeks ago, the House Natural Resources Committee marked up amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act, the law that manages our Nation's Federal fisheries. Unfortunately, the bill that passed out of committee was not a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 156, after line 10, insert the following: Sec. ___. Unobligated funds made available to a State in fiscal year 2010 for…

After speaking with the majority committee staff, and in deference to the wishes of the Chair, I want to be clear that I will be withdrawing this amendment at the conclusion of my control of time. In fiscal year 2010, a number of…

I join my colleagues tonight in opposition to the irresponsible cuts in this bill to vital climate research. The CJS mark slashes NOAA's climate research program by 24 percent below the fiscal year 2014 levels and 37 percent below the…

I am proud to join with thousands of people in my district and millions across the country to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May. This month, we celebrate the innumerable contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific…

The United States is currently in negotiations with our P5+1 partners and Iran over the fate of Tehran's illicit nuclear program. I support the President's efforts to negotiate an agreement to end Iran's nuclear weapons question, and I am…

The public deserves, I think, a consistent and reasonable set of regulatory and management controls of oil and gas activities occurring on the Refuge System to protect the public's surface interests.

I think my colleagues here on both sides of the aisle really care about being fiscally responsible.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida for inviting me. I too was moved by the speech and the talking from my dear friend and colleague from North Carolina. As we know, 66 years ago, with the darkness of the Holocaust still fresh in…

First, I rise in support of the Costa amendment. I also want to thank Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Bishop and also Representative Costa for the time that they have given me to speak about this. My congressional district is home to…

It was an amazing, an amazing trip, where we learned a great, great deal.

Shortwave broadcasting has been an important method of communication that should be utilized in regions as a component of the United States international broadcasting where a critical need for the platform exists.

Tomorrow we commemorate the 39th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. This is known in my community as Black April. It has been my honor to join with the Vietnamese American community of Little…

Last week in the Natural Resources Committee one of my esteemed colleagues from across the aisle claimed that the scientific evidence regarding human contributions to climate change was inconclusive. Well, Stanford researcher, Dr. James…

That is exactly right. They think that you can cut these because these are nonessential. These are not nonessential. If you tell a child that his education is nonessential or if you tell a family that public health or health research to…

I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his work on the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget, the CPC budget, and for just being an all-around good guy. {time} 1900 The nondefense discretionary side of the budget has taken a…

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

I think that the uniqueness of targeting students who, many of them are at-risk students, who would never go on to science and technology, but because it is done by the military, because it is done in a particular way, it really excites…

Last year I asked the Interior Department a question for the record about how the BLM would ensure that FracFocus fixed its data search, sort, and aggregation tools.

Our letter supports recent research and recommendations by the Department of Energy's task force that was specifically tasked to review FracFocus.

Last week, I signed the discharge petition on H.R. 15, the bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill. Today, I stand with millions of families across our country to call upon Speaker Boehner to simply bring H.R. 15 to the floor of…