Zoe Lofgren

I did talk to the gentlewoman about my friends, the Wilsons, and the real truth, not the rhetoric, not the misinformation, and the comment is that good Catholics and good Christians do not want to hurt good mothers. If we could keep that…

Mr. Speaker, I would just add that clearly there are few if any Members of this body as saintly as Mother Teresa. And we should not only honor her with honorary U.S. citizenship, but use her faith and the action that her faith has led her…

I just wanted to say something briefly about the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. Schroeder] and the gentleman from California [Mr. Moorhead]. As a new Member of this Congress and of the Committee on the Judiciary, I do not know that they…

as we look ahead to the next century, I think all of us or many of us realize that our prosperity in America is going to be based on knowledge and information. In my county we have added over 50,000 jobs in 1 year's time. We have…

I have heard a lot of very excited comments today about misbehavior and horrible things that are happening with the representation of bad people across the country by legal aid societies. However, I think it is important to note that there…

I, until this Congress, was a member of the local government that had responsibility for administering the welfare program, and I felt, coming here, that there were a lot changes I want to make. There is no doubt that a lot of things need…

I was quoting an individual who spoke to me, not a Member of this body. And perhaps as a new Member I am not as aware of the rules as I might have been. If it offended or it was inappropriate, I would certainly withdraw the remark.

in listening to the prior speaker, it occurred to me that perhaps he has not searched the Web extensively because I heard the analogy to committee reports. Now I am new to the Congress, but I read some committee reports and they tend to go…

I support the motion to recommit because its intent is to avoid a policy that I believe will have the effect of stifling voices of dissent, which will not serve this body or our country well. As the House is aware, every office will soon…

I have some concerns about what is in this bill. Coming from Silicon Valley, I have very strong concerns about what is not happening with technology and how we are very foolishly trying to censor ourselves. Mr. Chairman, I got the…

I just wanted to make a point, because I do think that to fail to enact the amendment I proposed would run contrary to the goals that my colleague is espousing that I share. I do not oppose research in stratosphere ozone research. However…

I realize that I may be the only voice against the amendment here today, but I do so because there is a school in my district that for over a long period of time reached the conclusion not to have a ROTC program. I personally think ROTC is…

I am seeking to understand the amendment. Would the prohibition of funds going to a university include Pell grants or student loans or students in universities where ROTC is not offered?

Mr. Chairman, it is my view that it is a tremendous error for Members of Congress, most of whom are not scientists, I think we have three or four scientists among our 435, to substitute our judgment for those of scientists. This is clearly…

my amendment corrects two provisions in the bill that will impede the internal operation of the National Science Foundation. First of all, the amendment restores funding for NSF salaries and administrative expenses to the President's…

I have yet to hear in my 18 months in Congress any hint from any Member of this body that this is a highly politicized organization. In fact, quite to the contrary, I have heard from both sides of the aisle a great deal of comment about…

I would just like to further add that in the discussion had by my well-respected colleague from New Mexico [Mr. Schiff], I think it is really a diversion from the issue before us. The funding actually authorized for NSF's internal…

Amendment offered by Ms. Lofgren: Page 7, line 6, strike ``$120,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$129,100,000''. Page 7, lines 9 through 16, strike subsection (c). Page 19, lines 13 through 23, amend section 130 to read as follows…

no person should be a victim of crime particularly a crime of violence. But we are particularly offended when a victim is especially vulnerable, when that victim of violence crime is a child, when that victim is a frail person or another…

I am proud, as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary, that we have reported the Megan's Law bill to the House, and I urge every Member to support this legislation. California has recently moved into the sexual predator notification…

I read that the majority leader made this statement on Sunday: Maybe we ought to take another look at the amount of money we are spending on education. And I thought, finally, good--we do need to take a look at the amount of money we are…

politicians in Congress have issues. We have wedge issues, we have issues we put in direct mail and we have rhetoric. I have heard a lot of partial discussions, selected comments that are meant to inflame, meant to persuade, and I think in…

I have heard from nearly 100 police chiefs and sheriffs in California begging the Congress not to repeal the assault weapons ban. It occurs to me that the police chiefs and the sheriffs know a whole lot more about this than the politicians…

the H-1A nurses program was established to deal with a nursing shortage that has now evaporated. I understand the claim is that this program is still necessary for rural communities. However, it is important to note that four-fifths of the…

I think it is time to talk about illegal immigration when we talk about the Pombo amendment. We have talked a lot about that in these last few days. Now we are talking about bringing in a quarter of a million agricultural workers a year…