Zoe Lofgren

Clean air and clean water are critical to our--the people of the United States, but also to our planet.

The climate crisis is one of the most profound challenges facing humanity.

Under the Biden Administration, the U.S. government has been leading by example in the fight against climate change.

If we want to avoid the worst-case scenarios that loom ahead of us, we have no choice but to deploy every tool in our arsenal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Federal procurement is another critical way in which the federal government can use its authority and influence to be a force for good in the climate fight.

I look forward to vigorously engaging with you to see how we can get the great benefit of the CHIPS Act but also protect our workforce.

It's great to see you here, and I appreciated the time to talk to you earlier about health and safety for workers in the chip industry.

This Committee's job is to help you succeed through our oversight work.

I know that many of my Republican colleagues truly understand the critical importance of these investments.

The fate of that Act, and all of its promise, is not about luck or circumstances out of our control.

I come from Silicon Valley, where we've seen firsthand the tremendous benefits of this semiconductor industry, but also problematic environmental legacy of some chip production.

CHIPS for America represents really a historic investment in reshoring our semiconductor manufacturing and innovation capacity.

I mean, he lied to members of Congress and the Senate, urging them to reject the electoral, the votes, saying that there was states that wanted the electors returned. He knew that was false.

Well, it's hard to be joyful when a former president is arrested. On the other hand, there is a sense of satisfaction, I think, among all the members, that the hard work we put in and that the evidence we uncovered really provided a…

I will strongly object if we turn our back on those refugees from communism today. That would be very wrong.

The idea that we should cutoff this way to rescue to people who are trying to escape from communism today is completely wrong and contrary to our history as a country.

It's important to me that research and development into how we interact with subsurface energy sources caters to the safety and well-being of our fellow human beings on the surface.

I'm also obligated as a representative of my people to ensure that every individual is carried along as part of our energy transition.

Powering our homes and industry should not and must not mean that parents go to sleep worrying that their home may literally be swallowed by the ground.

These topics should never be partisan issues, and I want to once again acknowledge you, Mr. Chairman, for your efforts to work toward bipartisan consensus.

I hope that anyone, any one of our Federal employees, who has experienced workplace misconduct can feel comfortable coming forward and has the appropriate tools and resources to do so.

Last Congress, on the morning of January 7, 2021, then chair of this Committee, Zoe Lofgren, asked the prior Capitol Police inspector general to drop all of their pending work and evaluate the department's preparation for the January 6th…

That is a tactic that we have seen throughout history.

We speak truth to power.

Congresswoman Eshoo and I introduced what I think is the toughest online privacy act that's ever been introduced in Congress.