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emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a top ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Immigration Policy and Enforcement Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives during debate of H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012. House Republicans had brought the measure to the floor under a suspension of the rules requiring a 2/3 vote. H.R. 6429 ultimately failed to pass by a vote of 257 to 158, as reported by the presiding chair of the House.
Rep. Lofgren's remarks as prepared for delivery:
emReps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Mike Honda (D-Campbell) announced today that the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will receive $750,000 in funding for the agency's first Bloom Energy fuel cell facility. The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation, will go towards a 400kW fuel cell facility for VTA's Guadalupe Division maintenance yard in San Jose, CA.
emRepresentative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today joined local transportation leaders from the South Bay region at a groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. 101/Yerba Buena Improvement Project. Rep. Lofgren is a strong proponent of the $36 million infrastructure improvement project, which is the second phase of a larger initiative to improve safety along the U.S. 101 Capitol Expressway corridor by reducing bottlenecks and easing traffic congestion.
emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives during debate of H.R. 5949, the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2012:
"Thank you Mr. Chairman and Mr. Speaker. I urge this body to reject this bill.
"You know, the surveillance bill raises several serious Constitutional and civil liberties issues that Congress needs to address and has not addressed in this bill. I'd like to discuss one of those.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose, CA) today released the official response she received from the State Department on Vietnam's human rights record and the detention of Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan (Richard Nguyen), an American citizen and democracy activist. The letter expresses the State Department's concern with human rights conditions in Vietnam and highlights the efforts Secretary Clinton, Ambassador Shear, and the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam have taken to try and secure the release of Dr. Nguyen.
emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today announced her office will be offering informational outreach and assistance for DREAM Act eligible youth, better known as "DREAMers," as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting applications for deferred action. There are an estimated 9,600 people in the 16th Congressional district who will potentially qualify through deferred action to avoid deportation.
emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today joined with the Bay Area Sikh community to condemn last week's brutal attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and to call for national unity and reflection against the hatred and fear which now seems to have motivated the tragedy.
"The attack on the Sikh Temple is a tragedy which has caused our country to pause, and as President Obama said, do some deep national 'soul-searching.' My heart and sympathies goes out to the families and friends of the victims of this senseless attack.
emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today released a bipartisan letter signed by 100 Members of Congress to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu, calling upon the Secretary to address DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) management issues they believe could hinder U.S. research on fusion at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
emReps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Mike Honda (D-Campbell) today announced $6.8 million in federal funding will go towards transportation projects in the Silicon Valley area for railway safety and highway construction. The grants, from the U.S. Department of Transportation, were awarded in the amounts of $5.2 million to the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) and $1.6 million to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
emToday 32 Members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Ed DeMarco's decision to prevent Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac from offering mortgage principal write-down relief for underwater homeowners:
