Press Releases
Sends Investigation Requests to Department of State and Homeland Security
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Team Up for Energy Independence Act Promotes Alternatively Fueled Vehicles
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
July 28, 2006
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today proudly announced the passage of S. 203 in the House, containing a measure that provides $25 million in federal funds to alleviate perchlorate groundwater contamination in Santa Clara County.
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered the following response to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s testimony today that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers in the Office of Professional Responsibility from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless domestic surveillance program:
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) claimed another win in the Campus Community Association’s annual Fourth of July Bake-Off Contest, where her Cold Raspberry Souffl_ took home first prize.
The winning recipe:
Cold Raspberry Souffl_
Ingredients:
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings,
202.225.3072,
kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) and Mike Honda (CA-15) today held a Citizenship Orientation and Resource Fair to help eligible legal permanent residents of San Jose begin the citizenship process. The event was held in recognition of National Citizenship Day, a coordinated effort of citizenship workshops across the country to help immigrants become American citizens.
Provision to Hold War Profiteering Companies Accountable Added to Appropriations Bill
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Ranking Democratic Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, today criticized Republican failures on illegal immigration during a border security hearing, one of the first immigration hearings planned across the country by the Republican Leadership.
Media Contact: Christine Glunz, 202.225.3072
Washington, DC — The California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD) announced today that U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) was elected to succeed U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) as Chair. Lofgren was elected this afternoon as members of the delegation gathered for their weekly meeting on Capitol Hill.
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072, kyra.jennings@mail.house.gov
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered the following statement today for the Congressional Record in opposition to H Res 861, the Republicans’ Iraq Resolution:
“Mr. Speaker, when we made the decision to invade Iraq, I said this: