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Bill Would Provide Coverage for 10 million Children

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to pass H.R. 3963, a revised version of the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization bill vetoed by President Bush earlier this month. The bill, which would provide 10 million American children with access to health care, directly addresses many of the objections the administration used as justification for President’s veto.

Letter Calls Attention to DHS’s Treatment of Tran Family

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) joined with Representatives Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) in co-signing a letter to President Bush asking him to clarify the administration’s policy on the deportation of refugees to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The letter references recent comments by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel about the possible deportation of the Tran family to Vietnam. Mr.

Bill Would Have Expanded Access to Health Insurance for Needy Children

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to override the President’s veto of the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance bill, which would have provided health care coverage for 10 million children.

Legislation Would Encourage Secondary Schools to Open Later

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced H.Con.Res.227, the ZZZ’s to A’s Act, which encourages secondary schools to begin the school at 9:00 a.m. later. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) 60% of children under the age of 18 complain that they are tired during the day. Research has also shown that secondary school students perform better later in the day than early in the morning. A study by Brown University Professor Mary A.

Legislation Would Allow Servicemembers to Terminate Cumbersome Contracts

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced H.R. 3786, the Servicemembers' Telecom Contract Relief Act, which allows members of the armed services to terminate certain contracts for telecommunications services when they are called to active duty, face an involuntary extension of the period of military service, or are deployed overseas to a location where those services are not available.

Bill Would Expand and Protect Access to Affordable Housing

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of H.R. 2895, The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, which establishes a national affordable housing trust fund to build or preserve 1.5 million homes or apartments over the next 10 years.

Bill Would Instruct President to Report Redeployment Plan to Congress

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of H.R. 3087, a bipartisan bill which would require the President and senior Administration officials to report to Congress on its planning for the redeployment of troops in Iraq within 60 days and every 90 days thereafter. The bill also includes language recognizing the extreme valor of our armed forces and civilians serving in Iraq.

Bill Would Authorize $2 million for Human Rights Defenders in Vietnam

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007, which focuses on Vietnam’s suppression of religious liberty and the pro-democracy movement. The bill, which Rep. Lofgren co-sponsored, includes provisions to fund human rights work in Vietnam and to fund jamming override technology for Radio Free Asia. It also includes provisions to extend U.S.