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Letter to DOE Secretary Wright Condemning Illegal Elimination of OCED
Letter to DOE Secretary Wright Condemning Illegal Elimination of OCED… Continue Reading
December 17, 2025Letter to NIST Demanding Answers Regarding the Termination of SMART USA Institute
Letter to NIST Demanding Answers Regarding the Termination of SMART USA Institute… Continue Reading
December 02, 2025Letter to NASA OIG with Additional Information Regarding Goddard Closures
Letter to NASA OIG with Additional Information Regarding Goddard Closures… Continue Reading
Science Democrats Slam Musk for Grok's Creation of Illicit Images
Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Science Committee Democrats sent a letter to Elon Musk demanding answers as to why Musk permitted Grok, a generative AI tool created and controlled by Musk, to create and disseminate nonconsensual sexualized photos of women and children. The Grok AI model has created thousands of images that constitute revenge porn and Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) viewable and sharable by anyone. Countries such as the United Kingdom have taken steps to hold Musk… Continue Reading
December 19, 2025Lofgren Slams RFK Jr. for Disgraceful Plan to Fund Unethical Research on Infants in Guinea-Bissau
Today, it came to light that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to provide funding for a group with proven ties to the U.S. anti-vaccine movement to conduct research on the Hepatitis B vaccine, using infants in Guinea-Bissau as its test subjects. This study comes after the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which now includes several vaccine skeptics, eliminated long-standing recommendations for Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns. The CDC intends to fund a f… Continue Reading
December 18, 2025Science Democrats Condemn Illegal Elimination of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Science Committee Democratic Members sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright condemning the illegal elimination of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). OCED was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) with the purpose of cultivating the expertise required to provide high-quality, technology-independent management for large, commercially focused energy demonstration projects at DOE. The IIJA … 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 Stevens' Opening Statement for Hearing on AI Action Plan
Research and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Haley Stevens (D-MI) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you for holding today’s hearing, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to thank Mr. Kratsios for joining us today. I look forward to a thoughtful discussion on implementing the Administration’s AI Action Plan while protecting American workers. You can’t talk about AI innovation and American competitiveness without talking about Michigan manufacturing, and you can’t… Continue Reading
January 14, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Opening Statement for Hearing on AI Action Plan
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to Mr. Kratsios for joining us today. AI has the potential to reshape the American economy and innovation ecosystem. I am truly excited about its promise and the potential opportunity it brings to improve productivity and accelerate innovation. However, AI has also accelerated harmful and even criminal activities. Just a little over a week ago, xAI’s chatbot Grok … Continue Reading
January 13, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Opening Statement at Hearing on Weather Satellites
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Chairman Franklin and Ranking Member Amo for convening this discussion on the importance of weather satellites. And thank you to our distinguished witnesses for appearing before the Committee today. The United States’ ability to protect lives, property, and national security depends on the uninterrupted flow of weather, climate, and ocean observations provided by NOAA’s satellite system. In my… Continue Reading