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December 8, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

December 8, 2005

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) declined to sign the House and Senate Conference Report filed today regarding legislation to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act and offered the following statement:
November 18, 2005

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072


Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered the following statement regarding Congressman John Murtha’s statement and resolution about the Iraq war:

November 18, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

This week, the House passed the Internment Camp Preservation Bill, H.R. 1492, establishing a grant program that allows private citizens, groups, and local, state and tribal governments to partner with the federal government to preserve the internment camps and related historical sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) co-sponsored this meaningful legislation and offered the following statement on the bill’s passage:
November 10, 2005

Redistricting Reform Act would Create Independent, Bi-partisan Commissions in Every State

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072
November 10, 2005

Redistricting Reform Act would Create Independent, Bi-partisan Commissions in Every State

Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072
November 8, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

In yesterday's special election, California voters struck down all of Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed initiatives. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, offered the following statement on the election results:
October 26, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

— The Congressional Caucus on Vietnam and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus today held a briefing examining the Vietnamese government’s oppression of religious beliefs and practices. Advocates for international religious freedom gave expert testimony on the current violations of religious freedom in Vietnam and offered mechanisms for improvement in the country. The follow remarks were given by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, to open the briefing:
October 19, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

Earlier today, a spokeswoman for the California Republican Party said, “Unless President Bush is coming to California to hand over a check from the federal government to help us with the financial challenges we face, the visit seems ill timed."

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered this response:
October 19, 2005
Media Contact: Kyra Jennings, 202.225.3072

To mark the conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month on October 15th, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) calls on the House to pass H.R. 2134, the “National Museum of the American Latino Community Commission Act of 2005.” The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Lofgren and 74 other Representatives, was introduced in May.
September 30, 2005
Media Contact: David Thomas, 202.225.3072

Congresswoman Lofgren (D- San Jose) today announced that the County of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency have been awarded over $1.5 million dollars in grant money from the Department of Justice to combat domestic violence. The grants will be used to continue and expand programs that encourage pro-arrest policies and provide coordinated community response programs for victims of domestic violence.
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