Press Releases
emRep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) held a workshop today at San Jose City Hall to help local businesses learn how they can compete for federal contracting opportunities in the $537 billion federal marketplace. Lofgren was joined by officials from the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), who discussed tools and resources available to help entrepreneurs enter the federal contracting sector.
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address:
"Tonight the President clearly laid out how Democrats are committed to rebuilding America's middle class, but our recovery will continue to drag if the ongoing housing crisis is not addressed aggressively. With a foreclosure rate twice the national average, Californians know we need a plan that brings relief to homeowners and neighborhoods so that our economy can fully recover.
Rep. Lofgren issued the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) decision to postpone consideration of the Protect IP Act and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-TX) announcement to delay action on SOPA:
Twenty-seven members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, today sent a letter to President Obama requesting more aggressive action to prevent foreclosures and resuscitate the ailing housing market.
Rep. Lofgren issued the following statement today regarding the official introduction of H.R. 3782, the Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act in the House of Representatives. She joined bill author Darrell Issa (R-CA) and 23 other bipartisan original cosponsors on this measure to fight online piracy.
Rep. Lofgren issued the following statement in conjunction with the "Stop SOPA / PIPA" opposition and education efforts occurring online today by Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, Mozilla, and Craigslist among others.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $3.49 million to a San Jose State University-led consortium to develop and advance public transportation research and education.
Twenty-eight members of the California Democratic delegation today sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he immediately make an appointment to make a permanent Director to the Federal Housing Financial Authority (FHFA). The position at the agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been blocked by Senate Republicans for two and a half years. In November, 2011, 224,394 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings, one for every 579 units nationwide and one for every 211 units in California.
Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressiona Delegation, issued the following statement regarding the redistricting process in California:
