Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]

Editorial: Help break partisan gridlock -- vote yes on Prop. 11

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

protections by requiring that legislative districts be drawn to respect community and neighborhood lines. It would establish an open process. There would be no more backroom deals. Two African-American and Latino chambers of commerce and a black

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September 2nd, 2008

2008-09-02T00:00:00Z

Go Fred! PK will also be giving much deserved awards to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Free Press Plicy Director Ben Scott, and Public.Resource.org founder Carl Malamud.

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Lofgren provides peek into Congress' next few months

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

pushing the renewable energy bill, but she said she has spoken many times with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the bill's importance. Lofgren, 60, also introduced legislation in April that would block political "robocalls" from being made to

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Lofgren provides peek into Congress' next few months

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

By Stephen Baxter US Rep. Zoe Lofgren spent several weeks talking with her constituents in Almaden Valley during August, and she shed some light on her ...

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Labor Day 'Walk of Faith' scheduled in Montebello

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House immigration subcommittee, said one institutional problem in need of change is that there is no ...

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Editorial Roundup

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Sen. Robert Menendez, DN.J., the bill does not demand special treatment for detained immigrants. ...

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Editorial Roundup

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Sen. Robert Menendez, DN.J., the bill does not demand special treatment for detained immigrants. ...

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Dispatch From Denver: Patent Reform, Pending

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., told a crowd in Denver on Tuesday that it is crucial for Congress to pass legislation to update the US patent system next year ...

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500 in SF join ranks of new US citizens

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

One of the toughest watchdogs was San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chair of the immigration subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, who held a hearing on ...

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Focusing on Immigration at the DNC

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

â€œEverything with our current immigration enforcement is a failure, starting with ICE,â€ Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said in an almost three-hour immigration ...

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Why Can't We Make US Grads US Citizens?

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Rosenberg and Feld joined Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, and others at a technology innovation panel hosted by the Computer and Communications ...

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When Reality is Ignored by the Political Theorists : Mississippi ...

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

US Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) spoke against an enforcement first approach to immigration reform and how sealing borders is not practical. ...

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Focus on Immigration at DNC

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Editor’s Note: Immigration is a hot button issue at the DNC in Denver and many participants are clamoring for comprehensive reform, reports NAM New York-based editor, Anthony D. Advincula. DENVER, Co—Before the opening gavel hit the sounding block at

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Immigration reform faces new president

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

strategy to control illegal immigration. Congress can adopt comprehensive immigration reform in the first year of a new president's administration, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said Monday. "This has been a mess for decades but it's time to fix

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Immigration reform faces new president

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

By Brandi Grissom Congress can adopt comprehensive immigration reform in the first year of a new president's administration, US Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., ...

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Detainee's Death Sparks Concerns About Oversight

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

In response to growing calls from rights groups, Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Detainees Basic Medical Care Act, which requires adequate medical care for ...

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Aftermath of an Immigrantâ€™s Death in Detention

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

... John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Zoe Lofgren of California and Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey. All are Democrats. Representative Lofgren and ...

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Redistricting reform

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Partisanship is like the weather: Everybody complains, but no one does anything about it. But unlike bad weather, partisanship and the gridlock it helps bring to government could be reduced. The key is redistricting reform, an admittedly unsexy subject

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Cancer-Stricken 34-Year-Old Chinese Computer Engineer Dies After ...

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democratic Congressmember from California. She serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, ...

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Cancer-Stricken 34-Year-Old Chinese Computer Engineer Dies After ...

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democratic Congress member from California. She serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, ...

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