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September 26, 2018
Senator Kamala D. Harris, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Zoe Lofgren led 17 lawmakers in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Inspector General John V. Kelly requesting an investigation into allegations that DHS officials used coercive and abusive tactics on detained immigrant parents who were separated from their children at the border under the Trump Administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy.
Issues:Immigration
September 26, 2018
Zoe Lofgren issued a statement in response to the Trump administration's new "public charge" rule
Issues:Immigration
September 6, 2018
Zoe Lofgren issued a statement on H.R. 6911, the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018.
August 29, 2018
Zoe Lofgren and Anna G. Eshoo announced a new federal grant to install positive train control systems on the peninsula corridor Caltrain track between San Francisco and Southern San Jose.
Issues:Innovation and Technology
August 22, 2018
Zoe Lofgren announced nearly $2.4 million in new federal to Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose for repairs to flooding damage caused by storms in 2017.
Issues:Environment
August 2, 2018
Zoe Lofgren announced an AmeriCorps grant awarded to San Jose-based nonprofit Our City Forest, an urban forestry and environmental stewardship organization.
Issues:Environment
July 25, 2018
Zoe Lofgren announced a combined $430,851 in federal funding was awarded to the San Jose State University Research Foundation for new education and research programs.
Issues:Education
July 17, 2018
Following passage of a new law in Vietnam that severely curtails privacy rights of Vietnamese citizens, Zoe Lofgren joined her Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam calling for the heads of Google and Facebook to live up to their firms’ stated missions to promote openness and connectivity in Vietnam.
June 26, 2018
Zoe Lofgren issued a statement regarding the Supreme Court decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban. Lofgren and U.S. Senator Chris Coons led the amici curiae brief signed by Members of Congress in support of Hawaii’s lawsuit challenging the President’s proclamation banning travel to the United States from several Muslim-majority countries.
Issues:Homeland SecurityImmigration