Press Releases
November 19, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced the introduction of the Suicide Prevention Assistance Act (H.R. 7116), which establishes a new grant program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand suicide prevention efforts for adults in doctor’s offices and other primary care settings.
November 16, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Barbara Lee (CA-13) called on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to expand any investigation into Facebook and Cambridge Analytica at the Department of Justice (DOJ).
November 16, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), a Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) failed its first-ever agency wide audit.
November 8, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement in response to the unconstitutional appointment of Matthew Whitaker to oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
November 5, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, on the eve of the midterm election, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the Bots Research Act, which would establish a new task force at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to determine the impact of automated social media accounts, often referred to as “bots,” on public discourse and elections.
October 29, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) announced that bipartisan legislation he authored with Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) to help curb fraudulent opioid prescriptions was signed into law as part of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6).
October 17, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA – Today Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jerry McNerney (CA-09) Eric Swalwell (CA-15), and Mike Thompson (CA-05) hosted a ceremony to present 99 local veterans from Contra Costa County and the region with the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal.
October 10, 2018
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) unveiled a bill to holistically address America’s housing crisis by incentivizing innovation and community specific solutions.
October 6, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement after the United States Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by a vote of 50-to-48.
October 5, 2018
Washington, DC — Today, four safety measures authored by Congressman DeSaulnier (CA-11) to help prevent runway accidents were signed into law as part of the bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years.