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Letter from Ranking Members Pallone, Grijalva, and Lofgren Urging Colleagues to Vote No on S. 2228
Letter from Ranking Members Pallone, Grijalva, and Lofgren Urging Colleagues to Vote No on S. 2228… Continue Reading
September 16, 2024Letter to NIST Director Locascio Regarding Worker Health and Safety under the CHIPS for America Program
Letter to NIST Director Locascio Regarding Worker Health and Safety under the CHIPS for America Program… Continue Reading
August 19, 2024Letter to California Assembly Speaker Rivas Regarding AI Bill
Letter to California Assembly Speaker Rivas Regarding AI Bill… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Trump Administration for Gutting Diversity Efforts Across Federal Government
— In his first hours as President, Donald Trump has released a series of sweeping executive orders that dismantle federal efforts to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. “Trump’s dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across the federal government is just plain wrong,” said Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren. “For years, we have been working to create a STEM workforce that more accurately represents the rich diversity and intellectual capacity of our nation. This effort is former … Continue Reading
January 15, 2025Ranking Member Lofgren Welcomes New and Returning Members to the Committee
Yesterday, the Democratic Caucus approved the appointments of Members to serve on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. “I’m delighted to welcome our new and returning Members to the Science Committee,” said Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). “Each member brings invaluable experience to our committee, and I’m excited to get to work with them. My predecessor, the late Eddie Bernice Johnson, often referred to our committee as ‘the Committee of the Future.’ With science at the forefro… Continue Reading
December 18, 2024Ranking Member Lofgren's Statement on Being Selected to Continue Leading Science Committee Democrats
Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) was selected by the House Democratic Caucus to continue her leadership of House Science, Space, and Technology Democrats. “It is an honor to be elected to serve as Ranking Member of the Science Committee for the 119th Congress,” said Ranking Member Lofgren. “This Committee is well known for its commitment to bipartisanship and our record this past Congress is proof of that. Science should not be partisan; and our accomplishments are an example of what w… 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 Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Statement for the Record on Amendment #30 to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern, for considering testimony related to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The amendment that I have submitted, along with my colleague from Virgina, Mr. Beyer, is fairly straightforward. It adds additional funds to the Office of Science account to increase support for Fusion Energy Science, and it correspondingly reduces funds for the Office of Nuclear Energy. Fusion energy development is at a… Continue Reading
December 14, 2022Chairwoman Johnson's Statement on the WHOSTP's Report on Sustained Arctic Observation
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) statement on the White House Office of Science and Technology report, On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Obersving Network.I was pleased to receive the Office of Science and Technology Policy's report, On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Observing Network. This report is extremely timely as NOAA released their Arctic Report Card today, which details how shifting seasons and extreme weather in the rapidly wa… Continue Reading
April 25, 2022Chairwoman Johnson's Keynote Remarks at the American Meteorological Society Washington Forum
Keynote Remarks as Prepared Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology American Meteorological Society Washington Forum Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with members of the American Meteorological Society. Founded over 100 years ago, the AMS is the nation’s foremost professional society for atmospheric sciences. The work done by AMS and its members is vital to th… Continue Reading