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April 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Friday:

"The Trump-Russia report released by the House Intelligence Committee's Republican majority is an incomplete, inaccurate report of what the Russians did and who they worked with, solely intended to cover up evidence damaging to President Donald Trump.


April 23, 2018

DUBLIN – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced the winners of his 6th annual Congressional Art Competition at a reception Saturday at the Dublin Civic Center.

High school students from throughout the Congressman's East Bay district submitted 60 paintings, drawings, collages, photographs and other works of art, which were judged by a panel of distinguished 15th Congressional District artists and business owners.


April 16, 2018

CASTRO VALLEY, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) will host the 15th Congressional District's first town hall meeting of 2018 on Saturday, April 21 in San Lorenzo.

The Congressman will provide a brief update on what's happening in Washington, D.C. in the first months of this year – including President Trump's missile strike on Syria and the ongoing investigation of Russia's interference in our election – and then will answer constituents' questions. All 15th District residents are welcome.

WHAT: 15th Congressional District Town Hall


March 21, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) led 109 of his House colleagues in opposing President Trump's proposal to cut America's investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy by two thirds.


March 20, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) led 20 of their House colleagues in opposing the Trump Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2019 cut in funding for the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which helps America stay the global forefront of energy research while helping to maintain its nuclear stockpile.


March 19, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today led 88 House Members in urging rejection of President Donald Trump's proposal to slash funding for transit security that is crucial to protecting American lives.

The Trump Administration proposes cutting funding for the Department of Homeland Security's Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) by almost two thirds, from $100 million to only $36.4 million in the Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bill.


March 13, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that Alex Evans will join his office as Chief of Staff, overseeing all operations at the Congressman's Washington and East Bay offices effective April 2. He will be based in the Washington office.


March 12, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), ranking member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Monday in response to Republicans halting the committee's investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections:


February 26, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) on Monday introduced the bipartisan Expanding Wounded in Action Notification Act, a bill requiring that Members of Congress be notified whenever a constituent serving in the armed forces is seriously wounded and hospitalized while on active duty.

Current law requires such notification only when a seriously wounded service member is transferred to a military hospital within the United States; this bipartisan bill would expand the requirement to include hospitalizations abroad as well.

Issues: Foreign Affairs

February 23, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), ranking member of the CIA Subcommittee for the House Intelligence Committee, returned Friday from a trip focused on oversight of the Iran nuclear deal and on Russian aggression toward Georgia, NATO and the West.

In Vienna, Austria, Swalwell was briefed by the U.S. Mission – America's liaison to Vienna-based international organizations including the International Atomic Energy Agency – on the status of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, with which Iran remains compliant.