Press Releases
March 10, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he secured $8,061,000 for community projects throughout Contra Costa County in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (H.R. 2471), which President Biden signed into law today.
March 1, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced Executive Director of First 5 Contra Costa, Ruth Fernandez, as his virtual guest for the State of the Union address.
February 22, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will host a virtual town hall tomorrow, February 23rd at 12:00 p.m. PT to discuss the mental health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the African American community.
February 15, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual town hall on Friday, February 18th at 12:00 p.m. PT to discuss voting in Contra Costa County. The event will be held on Zoom and will be streamed live on Congressman DeSaulnier’s Facebook page (facebook.com/repmarkdesaulnier).
February 2, 2022
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), along with his colleagues Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the introduction of the Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act (H.R. 6509), a bill to bolster the mental health services provided to young children in Head Start and early childhood education centers.
February 1, 2022
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act (H.R. 6532), a bipartisan, bicameral bill to restore full funding for educational and early-intervention services for children with disabilities.
January 28, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA - Congressman DeSaulnier today announced that Seth Raphael of Walnut Creek is the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for California’s 11th Congressional District.
January 25, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Barbara Lee (CA-13) announced they will host a virtual town hall on Thursday, January 27th at 7:15 p.m. PT to discuss Congressional Democrats’ work to protect the right to vote in the face of Republican attacks on voting rights across the country.
December 14, 2021
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host an end of year town hall on Thursday, December 16th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. PT to give an update on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better Act and the support these bills will provide for American families.
December 5, 2021
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will testify before the U.S. Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) on his bill, the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act (H.R. 1117).