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California Could Be Shortchanged Over $20 Billion if Budget is Enacted

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Washington, DC — All 33 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation sent a letter today urging Governor Schwarzenegger to join them as they work to get California its fair share of federal funding. The letter sent to the Governor is below:

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) offered a substitute amendment today to the Unborn Victims of Violence Act that would deter and punish violent acts against pregnant women without interjecting a debate on abortion. The prepared statement of Congresswoman Lofgren is below:

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) submitted the following statement to the Congressional Record on the Bush Administration’s relationship with Vietnam:

Despite Republican Resistance, House Passes Extension

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) supported a bill today to extend federal unemployment benefits, which could bring much needed relief to millions of Americans and over three hundred thousand Californians, who will not otherwise receive additional aid. The amendment, offered by Rep. George Miller of California passed today in the U.S. House by a vote of 227-179.

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) issued the following statement today in reaction to the release of the Bush administration’s 2005 budget:

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Washington, DC — Every Democratic female Member of Congress signed a letter today addressed to House Speaker Dennis Hastert urging the Republican leadership not to play politics with S. 1920, a bill to provide bankruptcy relief for family farmers by adding the language from H.R. 975, a broad and controversial bankruptcy bill.

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) tonight issued the following statement in reaction to the President’s State of the Union address:

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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose)today called on President Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress to take action on job creation in the coming year. The Department of Labor announced new national unemployment data for December finding that only 1,000 jobs have been created during the busy holiday month.