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Media Contact: Heather Wong, 202.225.3072
In light of the Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) announcement that the San Jose Medical Center will close even earlier than scheduled, Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda (D —San Jose) Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist asking for assistance to keep the San Jose Medical Center open. Senator Frist’s family owns the HCA.
The text of the letter is below:
October 14, 2004
Senator Bill Frist
461 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington D.C., 20510
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D — San Jose) applauds the passage of National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act, a bill that she co-sponsored to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and to establish the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. The bill passed the House on Friday night by unanimous vote. This legislation is designed to help prevent loss of lives and property due to earthquakes and windstorms.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today submitted to the Congressional Record the following statement in regard to the article “WSJ Editor Backs Iraq Screen,” that was printed on September 30, 2004 in the New York Post. The article refers to an email sent by Wall Street Journal reporter Fernaz Fassihi, who wrote to friends about the harrowing reality of the situation in Iraq:
“The bipartisan, independent 9/11 Commission should not be exploited today to enact the majority party’s agenda that has very little to do with the Commission’s recommendations”
Media Contact: Heather Wong, 202.225.3072Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D- San Jose), today submitted the following statement for the record as prepared, regarding The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act (H.R. 10):
{The House of Representatives today passed the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004, H.R. 4661, which was introduced by Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-06), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16) and Lamar Smith (R-TX-21). This bipartisan legislation, which passed 415-0, addresses the most egregious activities that are conducted via spyware and makes those activities criminal offenses.
In response to the resignation of Amit Yoran from the Department of Homeland Security, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today made the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D — San Jose), questioning the Republican leadership’s agenda and priorities for working on meaningful legislation before Congress breaks for recess until after the November elections, today delivered the following remarks on the floor regarding H. Res. 106, the Marriage Protection Amendment:
“The Republican leadership has put us on notice that Congress will probably adjourn next week until after the November elections.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today submitted the following statement to the congressional record on H. RES. 757, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001:
“Today I extend my ¥deepest sympathies to the thousands of innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, their families, friends, and loved ones.’
Media Contact: Heather Wong, 202.225.3072
The House Judiciary Committee today passed the “Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004, H.R. 4661, which was introduced by Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-06), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16) and Lamar Smith (R-TX-21). This bipartisan legislation addresses the most egregious activities that are conducted via spyware and makes those activities criminal offenses.
Calls for Immediate Improvements on Immigration and Border Security
Media Contact: Heather Wong, 202.225.3072
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today offered the following statement before the House Select Committee on Homeland Security Hearing’s hearing on the 9/11 Commission’s findings:
