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Letter 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
January 16, 2026Letter to Elon Musk Condemning Grok's Creation of Illicit Images
Letter to Elon Musk Condemning Grok's Creation of Illicit Images… Continue Reading
Science Democrats Concerned Over Reports of Problematic NIST Policy for Foreign Researchers
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-MD) sent a letter to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acting Under Secretary Craig Burkhardt demanding answers regarding rumors that NIST has begun taking steps to implement a policy that would limit the ability of foreign-born researchers to conduct their work at NIST. An article was published on February 12, 2026, describing an alleged new three-year limit on international graduate students and postdoctora… Continue Reading
February 20, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Statement on Program Investigation Team Report for Starliner Crewed Flight Test
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) made the following statement on the NASA Program Investigation Team report for the Starliner crewed flight test: “While I am still reviewing the Program Investigation Team report released today on the Starliner crewed flight test, I am deeply concerned about the breach of NASA’s safety culture. The fact that the risks could have led to catastrophe and the loss of our dedicated NASA astronauts is alarming. It is imperative that NASA and Boeing immediately ingest… Continue Reading
February 13, 2026Ranking Members Lofgren and Amo Slam EPA for Elimination of Office of Research and Development
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified Congress of the elimination of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) - the office that develops the best available science and methods for EPA’s use in decision making for protecting public health and the environment. “The Trump Administration’s attack on science is disastrous. Without a doubt, the American people will be harmed by this Administration’s reckless decisions,” said Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member of the Hou… 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 U.S. Surface Transportation Research
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Chairman Obernolte and Ranking Member Stevens, for holding today’s hearing. I would also like to thank our expert panel of witnesses for being here and for your testimony. While some topics we cover on this committee can feel abstract or futuristic, like quantum computing, surface transportation affects the lives of nearly every person in this country every day. Each year, the nation’s roads, h… Continue Reading
February 11, 2026Ranking Member Stevens Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S. Surface Transportation Research
Research and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Haley Stevens (D-MI) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Chairman Obernolte, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. For decades, Michigan has designed, engineered, and manufactured the components that made American vehicles the best in the world. I’ve spent my career fighting for the workers of Michigan, from helping run the Auto Rescue for President Obama that saved 200,000+ Michigan jobs, to my w… Continue Reading
February 04, 2026Ranking Member Lofgren Opening Statement at Markup for NASA Reauthorization of 2026
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Thank you, Chairman Babin. I am glad to join you as an original co-sponsor of the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026. Today the Science Committee recommits NASA to fulfill its multiple missions in exploration, earth and space science, aeronautics, innovation, education, and inspiration. All of NASA’s triumphs, dating back to the agency’s establishment by this Committee in 1958, have demonstrated to the world … Continue Reading