Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered the following statement today on the House and Senate Democrats unveiling of their Honest Leadership, Open Government Act:

Department of Justice and Department of Defense and Government Accountability Office Respond to Cong

January 11, 2006

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Rep. Lofgren Calls for Investigation into Defense Department’s Surveillance of U.S. Citizens

December 30, 2005

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Requests Report on DOD Monitoring Activities in 30 Days from Inspector General

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD) calling for an immediate investigation into the recent allegations that the DOD developed and maintains a database of information on United States persons.

Congress Right to Demand Explanation from President

December 23, 2005

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By Zoe Lofgren

This op-ed originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, December 23, 2005.

On Dec. 16, I learned from media accounts that the National Security Agency has been spying on American citizens and legal residents seemingly in violation of U.S. law. This surprised me, and most of my colleagues in Congress. What little we've been told by the Bush administration since the 16th about the claimed legal basis for this domestic spying is troubling.

Members of Congress Call for Investigations by Departments of Defense, Department of Justice and GAO

December 21, 2005

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and 38 other Members of Congress requested investigations by the Department of Defense, Department of Justice and the Government Accountability Office into reports that the President authorized and the National Security Agency (NSA) engaged in espionage of persons inside the United States without obtaining court-ordered warrants. The signers asked that the investigations be held immediately and that the findings be presented to Congress by January 31, 2006. Below is the text of the letter:

December 20, 2005

Members of the House Judiciary Committee Call for Hearings on President’s NSA Surveillance Orders

December 19, 2005

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Kyra Jennings, 202-225-3072 (Lofgren)

House Clears Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

December 17, 2005

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Lofgren Commends Passage, Calls for More to Be Done on Issue

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) delivered the following statement today on the House floor in support of Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and called for additional tools to help victims of domestic violence:

“The reauthorization of VAWA is critical to protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. I do believe we could have done more, but I believe this bill is an essential step.