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Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion

(Washington, DC) – On Monday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding that he answer multiple months-overdue oversight requests ...
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Lofgren, Cline, Tillis, Coons, Blackburn, and Schiff Lead Bipartisan Bill to Combat Foreign Digital Piracy

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation focused on combating foreign digital piracy. The Deterring ...
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Ranking Member Lofgren Urges Removal of Wielicki as Leader of Climate Research Office

Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Director, Michael Kratsios, urging him to remove Dr. Matthew Wielicki ...
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Ranking Member Lofgren Condemns Radical Changes to NSF Initiatives

(Washington, DC) — On Thursday, National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone released a statement titled “NSF leadership in a new golden age of science,” outlining how NSF is ...
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Ranking Member Lofgren's Statement on National Academies Extreme Weather and Climate Events Attribution Report

(Washington, DC) – Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report titled, "Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts." The ...
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Science, Natural Resources Committee Democrats Demand Trump Administration Cease Illegal and Expensive Scheme to Dismantle NSF Ocean Observation System

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) of the Committee on Natural Resources led a letter ...
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Representatives Lofgren, Tran Lead California Delegation Slamming Amendment Shielding Rideshare Companies from Liability

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) led 34 members of the California Congressional Delegation in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader ...
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Lofgren Introduces Bill to Ensure Unaccompanied Children Have Legal Representation in Immigration Proceedings

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), the only former immigration law professor in Congress, re-introduced The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026 (H.R. 9259), a bill that ...
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Democratic Members Slam NSF for Covert Blacklisting of Universities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Science Committee Democratic Members sent a letter to National Science Foundation Acting Director Brian Stone demanding answers on NSF secretly blocking research grants to ...
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Representatives Lofgren and DeSaulnier and Senators Padilla and Schiff Voice Opposition to Any Reopening of Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) along with Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that they led a public ...
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Ranking Member Lofgren Calls Out Trump Admin for Illegal Use of CHIPS and Science Funds

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Commerce announced letters of intent totaling $2 billion in awards to nine U.S. companies for quantum technology. A single company will receive $1 billion.
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Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Markup of the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding an Full Committee markup of H.R. 8462, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. Ranking Member Zoe ...