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Letter to OMB Director Russell Vought Demanding Withdrawal of OMB's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought Demanding Withdrawal of OMB's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking… Continue Reading
July 07, 2026Letters to Cantor Fitzgerald and USA Rare Earth Following $1.6 Billion Trump Administration Deal
Letter to Cantor Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer Brandon Lutnick Letter to USA Rare Earth Chief Executive Officer Barbara Humpton … Continue Reading
June 15, 2026Letter to NSF Acting Director Brian Stone Demanding Administration Cease Dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative
Letter to NSF Acting Director Brian Stone Demanding Administration Cease Dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative… Continue Reading
Ranking Members Lofgren, Foushee Congratulate NASA and Partners After Successful Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Launch
— Today, NASA, in partnership with SpaceX, successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named for NASA's first chief astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, or “Roman,” is NASA’s newest flagship observatory. It is designed to explore the universe, addressing some of the most important science questions identified by the astronomy community. Roman was the top priority large mission of the 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal S… Continue Reading
August 13, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Condemns Elimination of Annual Arctic Report
On Monday, the Trump administration cancelled funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Arctic Report Card. The annual report historically has collected data on the impact of rising ocean temperatures on the arctic’s glaciers, fisheries, and shipping routes. Scientists, fishermen, the military, businesses, and indigenous communities alike have come to rely upon the annual report for an accurate assessment of the arctic’s environment which has endured the steepest t… Continue Reading
August 07, 2026Lofgren, Whitesides Demand Transparency on OSTP Initiative Funded with NSF Money
Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Representative George Whitesides (D-CA) sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios demanding transparency on OSTP’s “Grand Research Challenges” initiative, reported in Nature. During a Science Committee hearing on July 22nd, 2026, Director Kratsios deliberately avoided answering questions about OSTP diverting resources from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund OSTP pet priorit… Continue Reading
Federal investments in science are needed to reduce wildfire
It used to be that October marked the end of wildfire season, and the most destructive fires occurred in or around forested areas. But increasingly, more Americans experience the impacts of wildfires year-round. In 2021, nearly 50,000 wildfires were reported, which burned over seven million acres of land. And as we saw with the Marshall fire in Boulder County, sometimes the most devastating fires can happen in suburban areas in the dead of winter. As members of Congress representin… Continue Reading
February 22, 2022A federal coal ash strategy: putting health and safety first
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would crack down to protect public health and the environment from coal ash contamination. EPA will ramp up enforcement of its rules to prohibit companies from dumping coal ash into unlined storage pits, and to require those companies to speed up their efforts to close down the existing pits that have been shown to leak. As the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, I want to see our federal age… Continue Reading
January 14, 2022Mapping a Strong Future for Ocean Science and Technology
Ranking Member Ross' Opening Statement at Hearing on Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Deborah Ross (D-NC) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Good morning and thank you, Chairman Weber, for convening this hearing. And thank you to the expert witnesses appearing before the subcommittee today. I especially want to thank Dr. Steven Shannon, Head of North Carolina State University’s Nuclear Engineering Department, for joining us today. I represent NC State. Go Pack! I look forward to learning more about the progress made - and… Continue Reading
September 02, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Hearing on Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Good morning and thank you, Chairman Weber and Ranking Member Ross, for holding this important hearing. And thank you to each of the witnesses for being here today. This Committee has long supported the development of advanced nuclear technologies in a bipartisan way. In fact, under former Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s leadership, we passed the first comprehensive authorization of our nation’s nucl… Continue Reading
July 22, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Hearing on OSTP's FY2027 Research Priorities
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and good morning Mr. Kratsios. This topic of this hearing is “Unleashing the Golden Age of Science.” That title is stunningly ironic, as this Administration is systematically destroying U.S. science, while our allies and adversaries alike look on astonished. So let me propose an alternative title: “Unleashing the Golden Age of Science in the People’s Republic of China” - because th… Continue Reading