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April 3, 2019
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement on the introduction of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (H.R. 2054).
April 3, 2019
Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he will host a pair of town halls to engage in a “Conversation on Race” on Tuesday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 27th.
April 2, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced a House Resolution to recognize the vital role local journalism plays in promoting good governance, accountability, and community.
April 1, 2019
Tomorrow I will introduce a House Resolution to recognize the importance of local news with Members from around the country who are part of a working group I formed on the topic. While our Bay Area communities once boasted nearly 1,500 journalists providing local coverage, now less than 300 serve an area of roughly 7 million people. This trend is not unique to the Bay Area.
April 1, 2019
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will introduce a House Resolution to recognize the importance of local news with Members in a working group DeSaulnier formed to protect local news, including Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08).
March 26, 2019
Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) called on Gannett Co., Inc. and Verizon Media Group to consider the impact that recent job cuts will have on the public's access to high-quality, fact-based news.
March 25, 2019
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March 22, 2019
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr.
March 21, 2019
Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Purdue Pharma requesting documents relating to reports that members of the Sackler family sought to drive up sales of OxyContin and other addictive painkillers while also expanding the market for medications to treat addiction.
March 20, 2019
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) earned a perfect 100 percent score from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on its 2018 National Environmental Scorecard.