Press Releases
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:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the country prepares for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) took a stand for marriage equality as a participant of the third annual NOH8 On The Hill photo event. Swalwell, posing with NOH8's iconic face tattoo and duct tape and in a twist - an iPad - joined nearly 70 Members of Congress in support of marriage equality and equal rights for all Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) last night put his heart and reputation on the line to play for the Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, which dates back to 1909. Democrats shutout the Republicans with a victory of 22-0, the team's fifth consecutive win. Swalwell contributed to his team with a single, three stolen bases and three runs scored, with only one resulting sore hip.
WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) applauded passage today of his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. The amendment fixes a bureaucratic issue that was prohibiting military bands from playing at community events like the Scottish Games in Pleasanton if the organization funds the band's expenses.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced that the Bay Area organization Save The Bay was awarded a $75,000 federal grant to help reach the goal of restoring 25 acres of wetlands in the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Hayward. The grant was provided through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Migratory Bird Conservation Commission.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement after the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) announcement today that it will continue to ban all knives onboard planes. Swalwell, a Member of the Homeland Security Committee, strongly opposed the change in policy and led a bipartisan letter with 133 Members of Congress urging TSA to reverse its decision until meaningful engagement with stakeholders like flight attendants and pilots: