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M. Speaker, this country hasneeded to eliminate the "per country" limits for employment-based immigrants,and increase those for family-based immigrants, for a very long time.
Although these are relativelysmall fixes, and a great deal more needs to be done, these fixes represent abalanced approach to addressing some of the long-standing problems in ourbroken immigration system. And they are the right thing to do.
November 16, 2001
Today the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Since Rep. Zoe Lofgren was not permitted to deliver her opening statement at the hearing, it appears below in full.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Opening Statement for the Record
Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act
November 16, 2011
November 7, 2011
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren applauded an $800,000 grant to YouthBuild/San Jose Conservation Corps from the Start Making a Real Transformation (SMART) program of YouthBuild USA. This grant will help up to 60 young people, 16-24 years of age, earn their high school diploma or GED while building affordable homes for low-income families. The program also teaches valuable construction and trade skills to those in the program.
Today, a bipartisan group of members of Congress from California sent a letter to the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) calling for the opening of a satellite office in California. In 2010, California generated 30,080 patents, representing 25% percent of all patents granted in the United States, and over four times more than any other state.
Full text of letter:
November 2, 2011
November 1, 2011
Today, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) issued the following statement in reaction to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 1002, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act.
October 12, 2011
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren issued the following statement in response to her votes against the Panama, Colombia, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements.
October 12, 2011
Today, members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD), chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to act immediately to address our country’s troubled housing market. Specifically, the letter calls on President Obama to:
