The DeSaulnier Digest: Updates from Education Listening Tour
AT A GLANCE
In this week's Digest, you will find information on:
- Congressman DeSaulnier's Education Listening Tour;
- Mark's efforts with Bay Area colleagues to exonerate the Port Chicago 50; and
- The latest on the Congressman's continued push to increase aviation safety.
EDUCATION LISTENING TOUR
In an effort to hear directly from students, teachers, and parents about the educational challenges and opportunities in our community, Congressman DeSaulnier launched an Education Listening Tour last week across the district, visiting elementary, middle, and high schools as well as community college campuses. At each of these visits, the Congressman had the opportunity to discuss his efforts to support students and educators as a senior member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and to learn more about how Congress can support our schools.
Mark Begins Education Listening Tour at Excelsior Middle School
The Congressman Joins County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey at the Mauzy School in Alamo to Discuss Supporting Students with Disabilities
DeSaulnier Meets with Contra Costa Community College District
Congressman DeSaulnier met with members of the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) at the Los Medanos Brentwood Center and DVC San Ramon campuses. He heard first-hand from students about how we can help break down barriers to higher education. While there, Mark presented funding he helped secure for 4CD to help more students afford quality higher education in our district.
Congressman DeSaulnier Tours Knightsen Elementary School
Mark Visits Heritage High School
Congressman DeSaulnier Joins Las Positas College
IN THE COMMUNITY
Congressman DeSaulnier Presents Funding to Opportunity Junction
In order to help Opportunity Junction launch a medical assistant training program, Congressman DeSaulnier secured $470,000 in funding for it. This program will train 45 individuals to become medical assistants, a critical step in addressing our nation's shortage of health care workers and nurses. The Congressman visited Opportunity Junction in Antioch to present this exciting new funding.
IN THE NEWS
Mark Provides Update on Aviation Safety Efforts on KTVU
Since the 2017 near-miss aircraft incident at SFO, ensuring the safety of the flying public has been a top priority for the Congressman on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The recent string of near-misses makes clear that the updates to our aviation systems he's been pushing for are more critical than ever. He discussed the work he has been doing to urge the Federal Aviation Administration to make these updates with KTVU's Heather Holmes. To watch the full interview click here or on the image below.
Brentwood Press Interviews Congressman DeSaulnier
The Congressman sat down with Chris Campos of the Brentwood Press to talk about his priorities going into the 118th Congress and the work he is doing to serve East County, particularly communities that are new to our district. Tune in by clicking here or on the image below.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Effort to Exonerate Port Chicago 50
Black History Month is a fitting opportunity for Congressman DeSaulnier to renew his call to honor the Port Chicago 50 and address our country's history of systemic racism. On July 17, 1944, a tragic explosion at Port Chicago killed 320 mostly African American munitions workers. Prior to the incident, the Navy failed to properly train the sailors to load munitions, which likely led to the explosion. While white officers were given time off following the accident, African American sailors were ordered to return to work in the same unsafe conditions that killed their fellow servicemembers. When 50 of these men refused, they were wrongfully convicted of mutiny. To honor the resolve of these brave sailors and right this historic injustice, Congressman DeSaulnier authored a resolution (H.Con.Res. 16) to direct the Navy to exonerate them of their wrongful convictions. You can read more about the resolution here.
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