Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the winner of the Eleventh District 2015 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), Monte Vista High School junior Trisha Sanghal of Danville, whose winning app named “Music Makerz” seeks to facilitate the teaching and learning of music and helps coordinate music programs. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition aimed at encouraging U.S.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier kicks off his first town hall of 2016 in Walnut Creek on Thursday, February 18th, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Town halls are one part of DeSaulnier’s efforts to be accessible to constituents. He is also holding mobile district office hours and listening tours across the district. In his first year as a Member of Congress, DeSaulnier held 10 public forums throughout Contra Costa County.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) kicks off his 2016 Mobile District Office hours in Moraga on Saturday, January 23rd from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.Mobile District Office Hours have long been a key part of Congressman DeSaulnier’s efforts to be accessible to constituents. He is also holding town hall meetings and listening tours across the district.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that his guest for the 2016 State of the Union address is Amanda Wilcox, Legislation and Policy Chair for the California Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Washington DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) made the following statement after attending President Obama's announcement on the Administration's executive actions to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer. Last month, DeSaulnier requested that the President take executive action on a series of gun safety initiatives (letter here).
SACRAMENTO – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Department of Consumer Affairs today announced the universal launch of the new Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System ("CURES 2.0"), a state-of-the-art overhaul of California's prescription drug monitoring program that will allow health providers and pharmacists to more effectively flag at-risk patients and curb prescription drug abuse.
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) introduced bi-partisan legislation to improve accountability and oversight of so-called “megaprojects.” The “Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act” (H.R. 4228) would establish an independent peer review group to assess the quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of federal highway and transportation projects that cost over $2.5 billion.
Washington, DC – Today, four amendments authored by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) were successfully signed into law by President Obama as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177). This landmark measure overhauls the education law known as "No Child Left Behind."
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement on the passage of the joint House and Senate 5-year highway funding bill, which includes a measure authored by DeSaulnier to protect the public from faulty guardrails. The bill passed the House 359-65 and now moves on to the Senate. President Obama is expected to sign the bill in the following weeks.
Washington, DC – A measure to improve the safety of crude oil rail shipments across the nation, introduced by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17), and Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3), was passed in the House by unanimous consent and included as part of the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R. 8). It requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the maximum level of volatility that is safe for transporting crude oil-by-rail within one year.