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Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier will continue to meet one-on-one with constituents during Mobile District Office Hours in Richmond, Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.Mobile District Office Hours are one 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) reacted to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General's finding that the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) violated the Sunshine Act at a board meeting in Richmond, CA on January 28, 2015. The board was meeting to vote on the final report of CSB's investigation into the 2012 Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman DeSaulnier announced he will be marking the 10th stop on his Education Listening Tour at Pittsburg High School this Thursday, October 15th. Earlier this 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 plans to visit every school district in his Congressional district.
Washington, DC – Today, at an event at the University of California, Berkeley, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the introduction of the "Student Borrower Fairness Act" (H.R. 3675). This bill decreases student loan interest rates by allowing borrowers to refinance their interest rates at the rate offered to banks by the Federal Reserve. The costs are offset by increasing corporate tax rates on companies that pay their CEO or highest paid employee more than 100 times the median compensation of all employees.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mark DeSaulnier led a letter signed by Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and Brendan Boyle, all freshman members of the Transportation and Public Assets Subcommittee, calling on Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to convene a hearing on the implications and consequences of Volkswagen's actions for American consumers and, to identify potential policy solutions for federal agencies to prevent similar egregious actions from occurring again.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) hails the $1.6 million in federal funds awarded to Contra Costa County's Zero Tolerance Initiative under the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) grants program for Comprehensive Services for Victims of All Forms of Human Trafficking. This funding will help Contra Costa County build on their human trafficking prevention efforts and better identify and serve the victims of human trafficking.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) became the 218th cosponsor of the bipartisan "Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act" (H.R. 1610), introduced by Congressmen Ribble (WI-08) and Schrader (OR-05). The bill now enjoys bipartisan support from the majority of Members of the House of Representatives, which guarantees its passage should Speaker Boehner bring it to the floor for a vote.
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), a member of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform and a former member of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) called on United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch to conduct a thorough and expeditious criminal investigation into claims that Volkswagen AG cheated on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution tests.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement in response to today's House Oversight & Government Reform Hearing on Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding:
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to highlight the imminent expiration of the Perkins Loan Program on October 1, 2015. The program provides low interest loans to economically disadvantaged students to help finance their postsecondary educations. A bill to reauthorize the program for a year, the Higher Education Extension Act (H.R. 3594), was passed on the floor of the U.S.