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March 1, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced that he is hosting the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 11th Congressional District. High school artists living in Contra Costa County may begin submitting original artwork to his office from now until Monday, April 30, 2018.
February 27, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA — Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host his 60th town hall and mobile district office hour since taking office in January of 2015. The town hall will be held at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord this Saturday, March 3rd at 11:00 a.m.
February 27, 2018
Washington, DC — Today, at the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee hearing on “The State of Aviation Safety,” Congressman DeSaulnier (CA-11) questioned officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) about the importance of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and their value in investigating runway safety incidents.
February 27, 2018
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement after voting in opposition to the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (H.R. 1865).
February 26, 2018
Dear Contra Costa Residents:
February 23, 2018
Washington, DC – Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) has called for a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of existing data on aviation safety incidents and an assessment of whether there are any gaps in collection and reporting of critical safety information. The study was requested by DeSaulnier, Transportation & Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA).
February 20, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA – As we continue to grieve the loss of 17 innocent lives in Parkland, Florida, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will host a gun violence prevention town hall at Stanley Middle School in Lafayette on Saturday, February 24th.
February 20, 2018
Dear Contra Costa Residents:
As we continue to grieve the loss of 17 innocent lives in Parkland, Florida, we will be hosting a town hall to discuss gun violence prevention. I hope you will join us for this important conversation.
February 16, 2018
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement after the Special Counsel’s office brought 13 indictments against Russian businesses and nationals for criminal conspiracy to interfere with the Presidential election in 2016:
February 15, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and a group of Democratic Members on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee urged Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) to hold a hearing investigating the possible influence fake social media accounts, known as “bots,” had on the 2016 Presidential election.