Press Releases
September 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s back and forth position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and House Republican efforts to block a vote on the bipartisan DREAM Act (H.R. 3440), which would provide a pathway to permanent residency for DACA recipients.
August 23, 2017
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will meet one-on-one with constituents during district office hours in Walnut Creek on Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
August 15, 2017
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement after President Trump reiterated his belief that “both sides” were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville.
August 2, 2017
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he will host town hall meetings in Concord and Pittsburg during the month of August.
July 26, 2017
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he will host the third annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for California’s 11th District, an app coding competition for U.S. high school students.
July 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the below statement in response to President Trump’s decision to no longer allow transgender Americans to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military.
July 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, on the 73rd anniversary of the Port Chicago tragedy, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Barbara Lee (CA-13) introduced a House Resolution calling for the public exoneration of the Port Chicago 50.
July 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – In response to last week’s House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which broke longstanding budget caps on defense spending, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the introduction of the Department of Defense Waste Reduction Act (H.R. 2367).
July 12, 2017
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) was joined by Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD-05), and Representatives James Langevin (RI-02) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) in introducing the Improving Access to Higher Education Act.
July 11, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s (CA-11) bill to expand the historic site that celebrates the life of John Muir in Martinez, CA.