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Honda, Lofgren lead California Lawmakers in urging CA Attorney General to reject hospital sale to Prime Healthcare Services

WASHINGTON, DC – Eighteen California Lawmakers urged California Attorney General Kamala Harris today to reject the sale of six hospitals in the Daughters of Charity Health System to Prime Healthcare Services, a controversial for-profit system that has a history of unfair business practices.

Lofgren: President Obama’s actions are legal, it’s time to end the criticism and pass a bill

WASHINGTON, DC – In a House Judiciary hearing today, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) called on House Republicans to end their uninformed and unwarranted criticism of President Obama's Immigrant Accountability Executive Actions and instead work towards passing meaningful comprehensive immigration reform.

H.R. 15, a bipartisan and comprehensive compromise bill, would pass the House today if it Republican leadership allowed a vote.

Rep. Lofgren applauds temporary protection for West African nationals in US

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) applauded an Administration announcement today to temporarily protect some West African nationals currently in the United States from deportation to countries critically affected by the Ebola virus.

Rep. Lofgren applauds President’s commitment to improve immigration system, urges further action

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today in support of President Obama's commitment to improve the nation's immigration system and urged additional action to protect farmworkers and parents of DREAMers from deportation. Lofgren is the Senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Lofgren: Tech sector will benefit from President’s action

Lofgren: Tech sector will benefit from President's action

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the President's announced actions to administratively reform aspects of the nation's employment-based immigration system, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, commended his progress and pushed for further actions to benefit the tech sector and the American economy.

As Presidents before Him, Obama Has Authority to Act

Univision published today an op-ed authored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez and Zoe Lofgren outlining why President Obama has existing legal authority and historic precedence through executive action to help reform the nation's broken immigration system.

Link to op-ed (both Spanish and English text available): http://noticias.univision.com/article/2142984/2014-10-30/inmigracion/noticias/congresistas-democratas-urgen-a-obama-que-tome-acciones-ejecutivas-migratorias

Rep. Zoe Lofgren releases House letter to President Obama regarding rapid, mass expansion of immigrant family detentions

Thirty-two House Democrats, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, released a letter today to President Obama about the manner in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is detaining immigrant families and its plans to significantly expand family detention in the months ahead. The Members are joining a chorus of Senators in? expressing concerns to the President about these family detention policies.

Rep. Lofgren lays out plan for net neutrality regulation

SAN JOSE, CA – In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler yesterday, U.S. Rep. Zoe Logren (D-Calif.) laid out a path forward for strong net neutrality rules, including reclassifying broadband internet access service under Title II with regulation strictly limited to net neutrality.

Santa Clara County awarded $5.7 million to combat chronic disease and risk factors

SAN JOSE, CA – Nearly $6 million in multi-year federal funding was awarded to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department to combat chronic disease and related risk factors, announced U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), and Mike Honda (D-San Jose) today.

Lofgren introduces legislation to examine school start times

SAN JOSE, CA – New legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D- Calif.) this month would determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being and performance. The bill, to direct a Department of Education Study on the issue, comes on the heels of mounting evidence that adolescent students would greatly benefit from later start times.

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