Rep. Lofgren Releases Statement on Selection as Chair of the Committee on Standards of Official Cond

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today releasedthe following statement in response to her selection as Chair of theCommittee on Standards of Official Conduct.

"I'm honored to have been selected to chair the Committee onStandards of Official Conduct," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren. "Having servedfor six years as a member of the committee earlier in my Congressionaltenure, I've seen firsthand the immensely important role it plays.Without the public's trust and confidence, Government loses itslegitimacy. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct exists toensure that the House of Representatives maintains that trust andconfidence, and in turn its legitimacy.

The American people deserve a Congress that holds their interestabove all others. I pledge to work in a bipartisan manner to ensurethat the House of Representatives maintains the highest of ethicalstandards and holds the public interest above all.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her eighth term in Congressrepresenting most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County. Sheis the Chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.She also serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee onImmigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and InternationalLaw. She Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections andserves on the House Homeland Security Committee. Congresswoman Lofgrenis Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegationconsisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives from California.