Press Releases
Walnut Creek, CA – On Monday night, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the Grand Prize winner of the 2016 “Eleventh Congressional District High School Art Competition,” Concord High School senior Ryan Shu, whose winning piece consisted of a digital photograph entitled “The Golden Escape.” The competition is a juried art show open to all high school students who are residents of California’s Eleventh Congressional District.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will tour local small businesses in Todos Santos Plaza in Concord on Friday, May 6th as part of National Small Business Week. During the tour, he will meet with local business owners to explore which policies Congress should focus on to support small businesses and spur job creation.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will be marking the 12th stop on his Education Listening Tour at Canyon Elementary School this Tuesday, May 3rd. Last year, DeSaulnier, who serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, launched the tour to discuss our education system and to hear firsthand from students, parents, educators, and school administrators. Congressman DeSaulnier is visiting every school district in his Congressional district.
Washington, DC – Today, the Committee on Armed Services in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 4909, which authorizes our nation’s defense spending. Included in the bill is a provision offered by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), which would require the Navy to investigate the circumstances surrounding the treatment of sailors at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California. The NDAA now moves to the floor of the House for consideration.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Peter Welch (VT–At Large), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Ted Lieu (CA-33) introduced legislation to establish criminal penalties under the Clean Air Act for automakers that knowingly use so-called “defeat devices” in motor vehicles to bypass emissions tests and violate environmental standards. The Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act (H.R. 5024) was introduced following an agreement between Volkswagen (VW) and U.S.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) received the Human Advocate award for his 100% rating on the 2015 Humane Society Legislative Scorecard. Only over one-quarter of all Members of the House of Representatives received a perfect rating.
Walnut Creek, CA -- Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement on the agreement between BART and the transit unions:
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), a member of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (OGR), called on Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to convene a hearing to look into long-standing criticisms of the National Football League's (NFL) actions related to concussions.
Washington, DC – Amid California’s ongoing drought, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Jerry McNerney (CA-9) introduced the Sustainable Water Supplies Act (H.R. 4862) to increase the water supply in areas of Northern California by expediting the expansion of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County. The reservoir is a 160,000 acre-foot storage facility built in response to the state’s last historic drought in 1977.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced his office is accepting submissions for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. Eligible high school students may submit their original artwork through April 25, 2016. The competition is a juried art show open to all high school students who are residents of the Eleventh Congressional District of California. A winner will be selected by a panel of local judges at a reception following the submission deadline.