Press Releases

Dec. 7, 2011

— Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1254, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, over concerns that the bill would have negative effects on scientific research.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren is proud to announce that San Jose's SolarTech received a merit award of $499,899 from the Department of Energy in the Rooftop Solar Challenge. The goal of the national competition was to drive significant reductions in the administrative costs for photovoltaic (PV) systems. SolarTech will use their award for the creation of "Early Adopter" pilot communities and the development of tools and model ordinances.

Today Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-14), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) and Jared Polis (CO-02) released the following statements regarding the legislative framework they developed with House and Senate colleagues to address the problem of copyright and trademark infringement perpetrated by websites operating outside the United States. The bipartisan group authored the draft as an alternative to H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Instead of focusing on jobs and helping working class families, the Republican Leadership is hard at work today creating additional ways in which corporations and special interests can dominate our elections process.

Presidential Election Campaign Fund

Ending the Presidential Election Campaign Fund opens the door for large political spenders to enjoy an even greater role in the funding of political campaigns.

M. Speaker, this country hasneeded to eliminate the "per country" limits for employment-based immigrants,and increase those for family-based immigrants, for a very long time.

Although these are relativelysmall fixes, and a great deal more needs to be done, these fixes represent abalanced approach to addressing some of the long-standing problems in ourbroken immigration system. And they are the right thing to do.

November 17, 2011

November 16, 2001

Today the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Since Rep. Zoe Lofgren was not permitted to deliver her opening statement at the hearing, it appears below in full.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Opening Statement for the Record
Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act
November 16, 2011

November 7, 2011

Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren applauded an $800,000 grant to YouthBuild/San Jose Conservation Corps from the Start Making a Real Transformation (SMART) program of YouthBuild USA. This grant will help up to 60 young people, 16-24 years of age, earn their high school diploma or GED while building affordable homes for low-income families. The program also teaches valuable construction and trade skills to those in the program.