Honorable Zoe Lofgren
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Lofgren, of the Sixteenth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. She serves on the Homeland Security, Judiciary, and House Administration Committees. The following is excerpted from the November 13, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 5602, extending permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam. I rise today in opposition to granting permanent normaltrade relations to Vietnam. Just twomonths ago, the Vietnamese Government arrested my constituent, a U.S. citizen,Cong Thanh Do. Mr. Do had posted comments on the Internet while at home in San Jose, California, advocatingthat Vietnamundergo a peaceful transition to…
