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Zoe Lofgren

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Zoe Ellen Lofgren is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 19th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren has served in Congress since January 6, 1999, making her one of the longest-serving members of the House. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on various issues, including trade, technology, and immigration reform. Lofgren has been an advocate for American jobs and has emphasized the importance of international trade, particularly with China.

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Jan 31, 2023

The wall that some feel will be the answer, on average, was breached last year once every 11 minutes.

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Jan 31, 2023

We spend more money today on the Border Patrol than ever before in the history of the country.

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Jan 31, 2023

It is important to note that I think every Member of this Committee wants to have order at the border.

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Jan 30, 2023

Let me close by urging everyone to support this good bill, and let's celebrate carrying on the fine tradition of bipartisan legislative action in the Science Committee. I look forward to the rest of this Congress. Mr. Speaker, I yield back…

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Jan 30, 2023

I thank my colleague from California (Mr. Obernolte) for introducing this bill. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster), the cosponsor of this bill and last year's chair of the Investigations and Oversight…

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Jan 30, 2023

I have no further speakers. Mr. Speaker, I hope that we all support this good bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Dec 18, 2022

Over the last 18 months, the Select Committee has conducted a congressional investigation of enormous scale seeking to uncover the depth and breadth of ex-President Trump's multi-part plan to reverse the lawful outcome of the 2020…

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Dec 14, 2022

I will note that I currently chair the Joint Committee on the Library, and I welcome the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our majority leader.

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Dec 11, 2022

I don't find it very funny to talk about the assault on the officers in the Capitol. I don't see how that's a good joke, and what does she mean, 'We would have won?' Overthrown the government? Is that what she means?

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Dec 6, 2022

I would just note, once again, that those with dishonorable discharges are not eligible under the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal), a member of the Immigration and Citizenship…

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Nov 20, 2022

They should have done otherwise.

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Nov 20, 2022

I think we've made a compelling presentation that the former president was at the center of the effort to overturn a duly elected election.

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Nov 20, 2022

The former president was at the center of the effort to overturn a duly elected election, assembled the mob, sent it over to Congress to try and interfere with the peaceful transfer of power.

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Nov 20, 2022

I think they've cheated history, and they should have done otherwise.

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Nov 2, 2022

The clear and present danger of disinformation of Donald Trump continuing the lie about election, about election deniers, about promoting violence.

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Sep 29, 2022

Language making this correction has passed the House twice this Congress in other legislation, and it should be enacted into law. The Senate passed this bill by unanimous consent in March, and passing it in the House today will ensure that…

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Sep 21, 2022

May I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. McCollum). The gentlewoman has 9\1/4\ minutes remaining.

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Sep 21, 2022

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney), the vice chair of the January 6th Select Committee.

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Sep 21, 2022

Just a correction. What I actually said in the Rules Committee is I hope we pass this bill. The Senate will pass a bill. They are doing a markup in the Rules Committee next week. If they are different, there is generally a conference…

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Sep 21, 2022

The January 6th Committee has as its obligation to recommend legislative changes that would make the country safer. We have done that. I will say that the partisan split in the House Administration Committee has always been six majority…

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Sep 21, 2022

On January 6, the President had whipped up a mob, told them that the Vice President could overturn the election, and a majority of the Republicans in this House voted to reject the decision made by American voters as reflected in the…

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Sep 21, 2022

The bill makes it crystal clear that, despite what Trump might say, the vice president does not have the power to reject the will of the people.

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Sep 14, 2022

There`s text, there`s emails, there`s radio track. There`s all kinds of information, teams meetings.

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Sep 9, 2022

We found evidence that the Trump campaign and its surrogates misled donors as to where their funds would go and what they would be used for.

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