Zoe Lofgren

This week, I met with Supervisor Ellenberg from Santa Clara County and @CSAC_Counties leaders to discuss the Republican Big Ugly Law’s impact on localities & counties. I strongly opposed the record cuts to Medicaid & SNAP, and I’m fighting to undo the damage this bill has caused.

Immigration courts need to be independent and impartial, no matter if it’s a Republican or Democratic admin in charge. This news is why Congress should pass my Real Courts, Rule of Law Act to take immigration courts out of DOJ and make them free from political control.

I’ve introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill to include my bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act. We need to fix our ag workforce shortage, and this is a commonsense reform that will provide more flexibility for employers while ensuring protections for workers.

America’s farmers are struggling, and so are those impacted by Republicans’ food assistance cuts. The Republican Farm Bill passed this week does not do anything to help those folks.

Today, we honor the 1.5 million lives lost to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 perpetrated by the Turkish government of the Ottoman Empire. 111 years later, it’s important to combat disinformation about this atrocity and defend the human dignity of all people.