Press Releases
August 5, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host an in-person town hall that will include a Congressional update followed by a short hike on Saturday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m. PT.
August 3, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – As we see more fires more frequently in California, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will host a virtual Fire Safety Town Hall on Wednesday, August 10th at 1:00 p.m. PT.
July 18, 2022
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual town hall on Monday, July 25th at 6:00 p.m. PT on the Growing Youth Mental Health Crisis.
July 15, 2022
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he successfully passed a measure that would direct the Secretary of the United States Navy to publicly exonerate the Port Chicago 50, the 50 African American sailors wrongfully convicted of mutiny after standing against racial discrimination in the Navy during World War II.
July 8, 2022
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host the eighth annual 2022 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a coding competition for high school students. Middle and high school students who live or attend school in California’s 11th Congressional District are invited to design and submit an original software application (app) for mobile, tablet, or other computing devices to Congressman DeSaulnier’s office from now until November 1, 2022.
June 22, 2022
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual town hall on Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 p.m. PT on Contra Costa’s Progress in Reducing Crime and the Work Ahead to End Gun Violence Across the Country.
June 9, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill he authored that would allow Isabel Bueso and her family to remain in the United States so Isabel can continue to receive treatment for her rare, life-threatening disease (H.R. 785).
May 17, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) introduced comprehensive legislation, the Mental Health Matters Act (H.R. 7780), to help confront the mental health crisis for children, students, workers, and families.
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-11), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation—the Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act—to ensure that individuals have meaningful recourse when they are denied retirement and health benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, under an employer-sponsored plan.
May 3, 2022
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual town hall on Monday, May 9th at 12:00 p.m. PT on the priorities of Progressives in Congress.