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Alan Lowenthal

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Alan S. Lowenthal is a Democratic politician from California, born on March 24, 1941. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023, representing California's 47th congressional district. During his tenure, Lowenthal focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and environmental protection, advocating for policies that support working families and promote sustainable practices. He has a background in academia and local government, having previously served in the California State Assembly and as a Long Beach city council member.

Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, or CBRA, requires the identification of hazardous areas on the Atlantic and gulf coasts and makes Federal subsidies off-limits to…

Congressional Record · 2014-12-01
Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5050 would repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and give the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase…

Congressional Record · 2014-12-01
Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4924 would approve a water rights settlement agreement in the Bill Williams River Basin and settle a longstanding water rights dispute between the Hualapai Tribe and…

Congressional Record · 2014-12-01
Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 2040 would resolve border changes to the Fort Hall Reservation after the realignment of the Blackfoot River by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1964. This bill settles…

Congressional Record · 2014-12-01
Sep 17, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I inadvertently voted on rollcall 509, H.J. Res. 124. I intended to vote ``yes'' on rollcall 509, H.J. Res. 124. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2014-09-17
Sep 10, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about working families, and I will be talking about the minimum wage. I just want to preface that it was an honor to listen to Congressman Rangel really talk about what is probably the most important issue…

Congressional Record · 2014-09-10
Sep 10, 2014

All we are asking for is a right to vote. I still remember when the President came, in his State of the Union speech, and it was really just after--in my first year here in the Congress and he was talking about the horrible episode that…

Congressional Record · 2014-09-10
Sep 8, 2014

Mr. Speaker, this bill would provide an exemption to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the MBTA, for the sale of Alaskan Native handicrafts that seems consistent with exemptions provided to Alaska Natives in other important conservation laws…

Congressional Record · 2014-09-08
Sep 8, 2014

With that, I yield back the balance of my time also. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4527. The question was…

Congressional Record · 2014-09-08

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