“I’m troubled by a recent letter from Tova Wang, an independent researcher hired by the EAC, which claims the EAC issued a gag order barring her from speaking about her research. This appears to be yet another step in a calculated and deliberate effort to block, edit, hide, and otherwise bury reports whose findings challenge certain political assertions.

Partisan politics have absolutely no place in the administration of America’s elections. By interjecting their political agenda into the EAC, the administration is subverting the very cornerstone of American democracy, that every vote is fairly counted. Once again we are faced with a group of Republican political appointees running amuck in the federal government. It is quite clear that Bush appointees continue to place partisan politics above the work of the American people.”

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Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her seventh term in Congress representing most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County.  She serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. She also Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee.  Congresswoman Lofgren is Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation consisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.