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Twenty-eight members of the California Democratic delegation today sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he immediately make an appointment to make a permanent Director to the Federal Housing Financial Authority (FHFA). The position at the agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been blocked by Senate Republicans for two and a half years. In November, 2011, 224,394 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings, one for every 579 units nationwide and one for every 211 units in California.

Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressiona Delegation, issued the following statement regarding the redistricting process in California:

This markup is far from over, and it's already the longest markup that the House Judiciary Committee has had in quite some time. The process has been grueling, but some of the wide variety of concerns and opposition that surround this bill have now surfaced in the Committee.

I've seen comments made online...on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, news websites, blogs, and keepthewebopen.com...from these posts it appears most who have heard about SOPA are opposed to it.

This markup is far from over, and it's already the longest markup that the House Judiciary Committee has had in quite some time. The process has been grueling, but some of the wide variety of concerns and opposition that surround this bill have now surfaced in the Committee.

I've seen comments made online...on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, news websites, blogs, and keepthewebopen.com...from these posts it appears most who have heard about SOPA are opposed to it.

Today Zoe is participating in the Judiciary Committee's markup of H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It is expected that the markup will last all day Thursday and continue tomorrow, Friday. Check this page frequently as it will be updated throughout the markup with video clips of Zoe as she offers amendments in an effort to improve the bill.

Watch the markup live, and comment on the bill, at KeepTheWebOPEN.com.

Dec. 13, 2011

Rep. Zoe Lofgren supports a free and open internet while also making sure that creative Americans' ownership of digital intellectual properties is protected. That is why she supports the bipartisan, bicameral proposal OPEN: Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act. The proposal is an alternative approach to protecting online piracy than the flawed H.R. 3261 (SOPA).

Dec. 13, 2011

Dec. 7, 2011

— Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1254, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, over concerns that the bill would have negative effects on scientific research.