Press Releases
PLEASANTON – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Pleasanton) will hold two town hall meetings on Saturday, August 13 to provide 15th Congressional District residents with an update on his activities and to listen to any concerns and thoughts they want to share.
Swalwell Leads CA Members in Urging EPA to Support Renewable Fuels
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Monday led five of his California colleagues in writing to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urge that it live up to Congress’ intent in enforcing the Renewable Fuel Standard.
OAKLAND – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Pleasanton) and Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley hosted Patrick Grady, Member of the British Parliament, on Saturday at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse to discuss gun violence issues.
The event, highlighting the nations’ differing attitudes on gun ownership and violence, featured a display of dozens of firearms used in violent crimes in Alameda County.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Thursday introduced the Know Your Repayment Options Act to better serve nearly 42 million federal student loan borrowers. Swalwell introduced this bill with seven other members of the Future Forum.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced the Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act to enhance the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLFP), which offers student loan forgiveness to teachers, police officers, public health workers and others who dedicate their careers to public service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifty House Democrats led by Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) asked Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to create a more transparent U.S. Congress by revising the policy that prohibits Members from using cameras on the House Floor.
The letter to Ryan also asks that C-SPAN be allowed to control its own camera feed, rather than having the cameras remain subject to House control.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Wednesday joined dozens of his fellow House Democrats for a sit-in on the House floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republican leadership allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.
The sit-in – led by civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (GA-5) – came amid continued Republican obstructionism following last week’s act of hate and terror in Orlando, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, on Friday completed a three-day visit to Pakistan during which he pressed senior leaders on the need for increased cooperation in rooting out terrorism.
PLEASANTON, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) held a reception Saturday honoring five students from the 15th Congressional District whom he has nominated to the United States Service Academies.