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Letter to FCC Chairman Carr Demanding Revision of "Space Modernization" Proposal
Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr Demanding Revision of "Space Modernization" Proposal… Continue Reading
February 20, 2026Letter to NIST Acting Under Secretary Burkhardt Expressing Concern Over Problematic Policy for Foreign Researchers
Letter to National Institute of Standards and Technology Acting Under Secretary Craig Burkhardt Expressing Concern Over Problematic Policy for Foreign Researchers… Continue Reading
February 12, 2026Letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick Calling for Resignation
Letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Demanding His Resignation … Continue Reading
Science Committee Democratic Staff Report Reveals Details on NASA’s Illegal Implementation of Trump’s FY2026 Budget Request Without Congressional Approval
Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released a Minority Staff Report detailing how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) illegally implemented President Trump’s FY2026 budget request without Congressional approval. Upon release of the President’s budget request, under pressure from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NASA immediately began shutting down and defunding programs targeted in the budget proposal, with no direction from Congress. “A Presidential budget … Continue Reading
April 10, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Celebrates Successful Artemis II Return
— Today, the Artemis II Orion crew capsule, Integrity, carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after its ten-day journey around the moon. The astronauts were safely recovered from the Orion capsule and will be transported to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. “Today’s successful completion of the Artemis II mission and safe return of our brave astronauts is… Continue Reading
April 03, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Trump Budget Request
Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. The budget request proposes massive cuts to science and innovation programs under the jurisdiction of the Science Committee. “This budget request should be ignored,” said Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). “The only thing this twisted collection of so-called policies would do is fuel Trump’s war. It will stymie American science and innovation and hand over our competitivene… 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 Lofgren Opening Statement at Hearing on Subsurface Energy
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Chairman Weber and Ranking Member Ross, for holding this hearing today. I would also like to thank our panel of expert witnesses for appearing before the Committee to talk about subsurface research that will help secure our clean energy future. In particular, advanced geothermal technologies now hold great potential to be a clean energy solution across the U.S. My home state of California is h… Continue Reading
April 16, 2026Ranking Member Ross Opening Statement at Hearing on Subsurface Energy
Energy Subcommittee 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 to talk about the current landscape of subsurface energy and critical materials research. It has been nearly three years since this subcommittee last held a hearing on this topic. But it is still clear that understanding how we can safely… Continue Reading
April 15, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Opening Statement at Hearing on Scientific Publishing
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you Chairman McCormick and Ranking Member Sykes for holding this hearing and good morning to the distinguished panel of witnesses. As some of you know, scientific publishing - and, in particular, open access - is a topic I have cared about and studied for a long time. I have been a cosponsor of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research - or FASTR Act - since it was first introduced in 2013. … Continue Reading