Press Releases
emToday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren applauded the award of a more than $3 million HIV/AIDS prevention grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health. The grant will fund critical core medical services such as early intervention, outpatient health services, drug assistance programs, and home health care. The grant will also support preventative programs and specialized health and support services for children and women with HIV/AIDS.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), along with Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Mike Honda (D-Campbell), today awarded the Congressional Gold Medal‹the nation's highest civilian award‹to 147 veterans of the U.S. Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service.
emToday members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Rep. John Mica, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, opposing H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Act. The letter, signed by 32 members of the delegation, warns the bill "will hurt California's fragile economy" by cutting highway funding, blocking high-speed rail development and allowing oil drilling off the state's shoreline.
emToday 29 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to the $25 billion multi-state housing settlement announcement:
emToday Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, released the following statement in response to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Proposition 8‹the 2008 ballot measure limiting marriage between a man and a woman‹violated the U.S. Constitution:
emToday 30 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to President Obama's housing proposal announcement:
emToday 17 women members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving grants:
emToday 30 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to President Obama's housing proposal announcement:
emToday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, commented on President Obama's Startup America legislative agenda, particularly the proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy aimed at attracting highly-skilled, job-creating entrepreneurs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
