Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced that a new analysis shows that millions of people in the Bay Area are already benefiting from the Affordable Care Act. This analysis is being released just as House Republicans take their 38th vote to undermine or repeal the protections and benefits of the health care law.
Pleasanton, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after the announcement that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be stepping down after four years and joining the University of California system as President in September:
HAYWARD, CA – On Saturday, July 13 from 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) will host a presentation and workshop for DREAMers, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, to learn about and apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA, a Department of Homeland Security program, removes the threat of deportation for DREAMers who meet certain requirements.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that three Community Health Centers in the 15th Congressional District were awarded grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hire more outreach workers to provide enrollment assistance and information about the affordable health coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. The grantees are: Axis Community Health in Pleasanton, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center in Union City and Tri-City Health Center in Union City, Fremont, Hayward and Livermore.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today served as top Democrat at a Homeland Security Committee hearing on how the government can harness the power of social media and new technologies in disaster relief and recovery.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Steve Pearce (NM-2) introduced a resolution to allow Members more time connecting with the American people and less time being influenced by lobbyists in Washington, DC. H. Res. 287, the Members Operating to Be Innovative and Link Everyone (MOBILE) Resolution, would enable Members to participate in committee hearings and vote on non-controversial suspension bills remotely.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee sent a bipartisan invitation to Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to visit their respective congressional districts. The visit will include seeing first-hand the cutting-edge energy research in both locations, as well as the energy development resulting from that research.
WASHINGTON, DC – After the Senate's passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement calling on House leadership to promptly bring up a comprehensive immigration reform bill for a vote:
"Today the Senate brought comprehensive immigration reform one step closer to reality. Our immigration system is broken and overdue for reform. It keeps families apart. It forces hard-working people in the shadows. It encourages talented people to leave our country. We can do better. We must do better.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), who signed onto an Amicus Brief in the Windsor case, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's rulings today that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional and effectively returned marriage equality to California.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Senior Democrat on the Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy, released the following statement after President Obama's announcement of a climate plan to reduce carbon emissions today: