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Aug 27, 2019
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Chairperson Zoe Lofgren issued a statement on the resignation of Federal Election Commission Vice Chair Matthew Petersen.
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Jul 17, 2019
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Chairperson Zoe Lofgren delivered the following opening remarks during a Committee hearing on "Oversight of the United States Capitol Police."
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Jun 28, 2019
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Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Congresswoman highlighted House Democrats’ passage of the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act to address the urgent need to strengthen election security and prevent foreign interference in the 2020 election.
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Jun 27, 2019
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House Passes Lofgren’s SAFE Act to Secure America’s Elections
A critical election security bill to harden our nation’s elections infrastructure passed the House today with bipartisan support. H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act, authored by Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren makes meaningful investments to upgrade the security of voting systems across the country to guard against foreign interference in our democracy. The bill passed the House by a 225-184 vote.
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Jun 21, 2019
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Critical election security legislation to harden our nation’s voting systems will be considered on the House floor next week.
Today, the Committee on House Administration Chairperson favorably reported H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act of 2019, an election security bill to provide funding for states to replace outdated and vulnerable voting equipment, mandate paper ballot voting systems and risk-limiting post-election audits, and contains strict cybersecurity requirements for election technology vendors and voting systems, among other provisions. The bill passed the Committee and will be considered on the House floor next week.
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Jun 21, 2019
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Chairperson Zoe Lofgren Opening Remarks at Committee Markup of H.R. 2722, the SAFE Act
Chairperson Zoe Lofgren issued the following statement at today’s markup of H.R. 2722, the SAFE Act, an election security bill to provide funding for states to replace outdated and vulnerable voting equipment, mandate paper ballot voting systems and risk-limiting post-election audits, and contains strict cybersecurity requirements for election technology vendors and voting systems, among other provisions.
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Jun 14, 2019
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Committee on House Administration Statement on New U.S. Capitol Police Chief
Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Ranking Member Rodney Davis issued a statement on the Capitol Police Board’s selection of Steven A. Sund as the 10th Chief of Police of the U.S. Capitol Police.
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May 28, 2019
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Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Ranking Member Rodney Davis Welcome 14th Smithsonian Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC – Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) issued the following statement congratulating the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lonnie G. Bunch III, on being named the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian.
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May 22, 2019
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Lofgren Questions White House, Trump Campaign Regarding Use of Official Resources for Campaign Activity
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren questioned the White House and Trump campaign over how, and to what extent, the Trump campaign reimburses the public for campaign-related activities that utilize official government resources.
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May 21, 2019
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Chairperson Zoe Lofgren Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on the Election Assistance Commission
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement at today’s hearing: “Oversight of the Election Assistance Commission.”
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