Press Releases
"I'm glad the House is demonstrating an interest in exploring ways in which the nation can better protect against cyber-attacks. This is, no doubt, a very important issue – and our nation faces a security threat that has been made even more apparent in light of highly publicized cyber-attacks in recent months.
WASHINGTON, DC – Eighteen California Lawmakers urged California Attorney General Kamala Harris today to reject the sale of six hospitals in the Daughters of Charity Health System to Prime Healthcare Services, a controversial for-profit system that has a history of unfair business practices.
WASHINGTON, DC – In a House Judiciary hearing today, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) called on House Republicans to end their uninformed and unwarranted criticism of President Obama's Immigrant Accountability Executive Actions and instead work towards passing meaningful comprehensive immigration reform.
H.R. 15, a bipartisan and comprehensive compromise bill, would pass the House today if it Republican leadership allowed a vote.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the President's announced actions to administratively reform aspects of the nation's employment-based immigration system, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, commended his progress and pushed for further actions to benefit the tech sector and the American economy.
Univision published today an op-ed authored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez and Zoe Lofgren outlining why President Obama has existing legal authority and historic precedence through executive action to help reform the nation's broken immigration system.
Link to op-ed (both Spanish and English text available): http://noticias.univision.com/article/2142984/2014-10-30/inmigracion/noticias/congresistas-democratas-urgen-a-obama-que-tome-acciones-ejecutivas-migratorias
Thirty-two House Democrats, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, released a letter today to President Obama about the manner in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is detaining immigrant families and its plans to significantly expand family detention in the months ahead. The Members are joining a chorus of Senators in? expressing concerns to the President about these family detention policies.
SAN JOSE, CA – In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler yesterday, U.S. Rep. Zoe Logren (D-Calif.) laid out a path forward for strong net neutrality rules, including reclassifying broadband internet access service under Title II with regulation strictly limited to net neutrality.
