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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to United States Senate’s failure to reach a compromise on comprehensive immigration reform.
The Senate voted for the status quo, and its inability to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform effectively ends comprehensive immigration reform efforts in the 110th Congress.
The House now needs to take stock of the situation to determine whether anything can be done to improve the current unsatisfactory system.
Calls for Removal of Permanent Normal Trade Relations
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced a resolution, H.RES. 506, calling for Vietnam’s re-designation as a Country of Particular Concern and for the removal of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) if Vietnam does not immediately and significantly improve its human rights record. Since Vietnam was removed as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and was extended permanent normal trade relations in 2006, it has continued a brutal crackdown on peaceful human rights activists.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to United States Senate failure to reach a compromise on comprehensive immigration reform.
Bill Would Expand Number of Stem Cell Lines Eligible for Federal Funds
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of S. 5, the bipartisan Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. This bill expands the number of embryonic stem cell lines eligible to be used for federally-funded research and only authorizes funding for stem cell lines generated from embryos that would otherwise be discarded by fertility clinics.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announcement on fees.
"While a few positive changes have been made to the proposed fees, in some cases they are still quite high for less than excellent service. In addition to concern about some of these fees, Congress needs to examine carefully the uses to which they will be put."
H.R. 2272 is made up of the following five bills:
Ç H.R. 1068, Amending High-Performance Computing Act, passed by voice vote on March 12, 2007
Ç H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act, passed by a bipartisan vote of 389 to 22 on April 24, 2007
Bill Criminalizes Spyware Offenses
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) applauds her House colleagues for passing H.R. 1525, the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 today. The bill addresses the most egregious activities that are conducted via spyware and makes those activities criminal offenses punishable by both imprisonment and fines.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to news that the United States Senate reached a bipartisan compromise agreement on comprehensive immigration reform.
“I applaud the hard work that the Senate has invested in crafting their bipartisan immigration deal. I look forward to examining the Senate deal in greater detail and to the coming debate on the Senate floor.
Bill Would Allow for the Hiring of 50,000 Additional Police Officers
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of H.R. 1700, the COPS Reauthorization Act. The bill will allow local law enforcement agencies to hire an additional 50,000 police officers over the next six years by authorizing $600 million a year for COPS hiring grants. The bill also authorizes $350 million a year for COPS technology grants, and $200 million a year for hiring community prosecutors.
"Time to Cancel The Blank Check"
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted for H.R. 2237, which would require the Secretary of Defense to begin the redeployment of members of the Armed Forces and contractors operating in Iraq within 90 days. The bill would further require that the redeployment be completed within 180 days from the date it began, or within 270 days of the enactment of the legislation.
The bill also contains language that:
