Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Tuesday led 14 other Members of Congress in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to study how to improve access to genetic testing and attain better patient outcomes through precision medicine – individualized healthcare that is the future of successful treatment.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Wednesday night regarding Jeff Sessions' contacts with a Russian diplomat:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Tuesday after President Donald Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) on Friday praised Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3) for becoming the first House Republican to cosponsor their H.R. 356, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, to create an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Monday night upon the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Friday regarding reports that National security adviser Michael Flynn may have broken the law when he privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Thursday regarding the Trump administration's lifting of sanctions against Russian intelligence officials:
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 regarding new reports of investigations into President Trump's associates' contacts with Russia:
WASHINGTON, DC – Future Forum has announced its expanded leadership team for the 115th Congress. The group elected Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) to serve his second term as Chair and elected Reps. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) to serve as Vice-Chairs. In April 2015, Swalwell founded Future Forum to bring together young House Democrats to focus attention on issues and opportunities important to the millennial generation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Rapid DNA Act. This legislation would establish a system to enable law enforcement officials to use Rapid DNA instruments to help reduce DNA backlogs. Unlike traditional DNA analysis, which can take weeks, Rapid DNA analysis permits processing of DNA samples in approximately 90 minutes or less.