Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee representing part of Silicon Valley, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about serious concerns with the latest version of the USA FREEDOM Act following a deal struck late last night replacing the original legislation introduced and later approved by the House Judiciary Committee:
"Mister Speaker, I rise to express my serious concern about the USA FREEDOM Act.
SAN JOSE, CA – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) announced today that the City of San José will receive $4 million in federal funding for the South Bay Water Recycling Program. The funding will go towards construction of infrastructure improvements expanding the water recycling program, including more than 20 miles of recycled water pipeline, two 2.75 million gallon storage reservoirs, and reliability improvements at the transmission pump station.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Thomas Massie (KY-4), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), and Rob Woodall (GA-7) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would allow federal agencies to construct power charging stations for employees with electric vehicles at no cost to the taxpayer. The EV-COMUTE Act (Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act) is modeled after an initiative at the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) applauded a decision by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to remove a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would cut funding and reduce academic access to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Z-machine at Sandia National Laboratories. An amendment to restore access and funding was led by HASC members Representatives Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) and John Garamendi (CA-3).
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) released the following statement today applauding a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiatives designed to encourage highly skilled and technically trained individuals working in the U.S. under the H-1B visa program to stay and contribute more fully to the U.S. economy. The announced changes would allow the spouses of H1-B visa holders to apply for work authorization after 6 years of residence in the country:
"If we want to attract the best and brightest minds to come to the U.S.
SAN JOSE, CA – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) released the following statement honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which is observed in May. Please click here for video of Rep. Lofgren's statement.
"I'm proud to represent San Jose, California, home to one of the largest, most diverse and most vibrant Asian Pacific American communities in our country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, released the following statement today commemorating Black April Day. Black April is traditionally observed by the Vietnamese-American community on April 30th to mark the Fall of Saigon and the fall of the South Vietnamese government to the North Vietnamese communist regime on April 30, 1975:
"Today I join others around the world, and in my own community, in commemorating the 39th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) released the following statement reacting to the news of the deportation of Antonia Aguilar, a mother of three children in the Bay Area. Earlier this week Rep. Lofgren introduced a ‘private bill' to provide relief for Ms. Aguilar after learning of her situation during a meeting with her son who attends college at San Jose State University:
"This week I introduced a private bill to bring relief for the mother of a young man who is an engineering student at San Jose State University.
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