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Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD), issued the following statement applauding Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ for approving the state of California’s Medicare demonstration project:

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep.

Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) released the following statement about S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, which is scheduled for markup tomorrow in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Today, California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD) members sent a letter to Attorney General Holder, Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Walsh requesting investigations into systemic wrongdoing by financial institutions in their handling of delinquent mortgages, mortgage modifications, and foreclosures.

Today, the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law voted to forward Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s Cell Tax Fairness Act to the full Judiciary Committee. The bipartisan bill would provide for a 5-year moratorium on any new discriminatory wireless tax or fee. A typical consumer already pays 15.2% in federal, state, and local taxes on their cell phone bill as compared to 7.1% for most other taxable goods and services.

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which includes $10 billion in funding to save teacher jobs. The bill also includes $16.1 billion in health assistance to states.

 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which includes $10 billion in funding to save teacher jobs. The bill also includes $16.1 billion in health assistance to states.

Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) sent the following letter to The Hill newspaper responding to their letter defending their decision to accept paid advertisements from the communist government of Vietnam:

 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) sent the following letter to The Hill newspaper responding to their letter defending their decision to accept paid advertisements from the communist government of Vietnam.

 

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Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), along with Reps. George Miller (D-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Richard Neal (D-MA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), introduced the One Global Internet Act of 2010. This legislation focuses on trade barriers and restrictive technology standards that threaten the free flow of information and undermine global trade.