Press Releases
Lofgren Applauds Establishment of New Smithsonian Museums
December 21, 2020
Two new Smithsonian museums will be established upon the enactment of H.R. 133 to more fully celebrate the breadth and diversity of American heritage and better educate the public about our nation’s rich history and culture. The Omnibus spending bill includes legislation sought by Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and respectively authored by U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) to establish the National Museum of the American Latino and a women’s history museum within the Smithsonian Institution.
Issues:Smithsonian
Lofgren Statement on Appointment as Chairperson of the Committee on House Administration
December 8, 2020
The House Democratic Caucus today approved House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) nomination of Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) to serve as Chair of the Committee on House Administration for the 117th Congress. Lofgren issued the following statement:
Lofgren, Fudge Statement on Recent Attempts to Influence Election Officials
November 17, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) issued the following statement today after recent reports of federal elected officials attempting to exert influence over the post-election processing of ballots:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Trump Firing of CISA Director Krebs
November 17, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today issued the following statement after the President fired Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs in a pair of tweets:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Russia and Iran Accessing Voter Registration Information
October 21, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after national security officials revealed Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration information in an effort to interfere in the 2020 elections:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Unofficial California Ballot Drop Boxes
October 15, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today regarding the California Republican Party’s deployment of unofficial ballot drop boxes throughout the state:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on White House Relief Proposal
October 12, 2020
Lofgren issued a statement regarding the White House’s latest coronavirus relief offer.
Issues:Elections
House Judiciary & Committee on House Administration Democrats File Amicus Brief Opposing Texas Governor's Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Boxes
October 12, 2020
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, along with all Democratic Members of both Committees, filed an amicus brief opposing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's executive order limiting the number of mail in voting drop-off boxes to one per county.
Issues:Elections
Chairs Lofgren, Clyburn, and Maloney Challenge Voter Suppression by Texas Governor
October 7, 2020
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E. Clyburn, and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to rescind a proclamation he issued last week requiring counties to close all but one mail-in ballot drop-off location.
Fudge Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Misinformation in the 2020 Election
October 6, 2020
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) made the following opening remarks at today’s hearing, Voting Rights and Election Administration: Combatting Misinformation in the 2020 Election:
Issues:Elections