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DUBLIN, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today joined the United States Postal Service (USPS) and members of the Dublin community to name the Dublin Post Office after the late Dr. James ‘Jim' Kohnen, a Tri-Valley public servant and Army veteran.
DUBLIN, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today hosted the inaugural meeting of his Veterans Advisory Commission. He was joined at the meeting by Julianna Boor, the newly appointed Director of the Oakland VA Regional Benefit Office. The Advisory Commission discussed the appeals process for benefits, ending the benefits backlog, and vocational programs offered by Oakland VA.
DALLAS, TX – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today participated in a House Homeland Security Committee field hearing on Ebola at the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) airport. Swalwell discussed with health officials how the federal government is working to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and prevent a serious outbreak in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security will be implementing enhanced security procedures at the five international airports in the U.S. that account for over 90% of travel to the U.S. from areas affected by Ebola.
Rep. Eric Swalwell was in Dallas on Friday for a House Homeland Security Committee field hearing on the Ebola virus.
The only person so far to be diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, Thomas Eric Duncan, died Wednesday in Dallas. People with whom he came into contact are being watched carefully for signs of the disease.
HAYWARD, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will receive a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand the Cherryland-Ashland Beyond Project which enhances neighborhood safety. The grant was awarded by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation program. Swalwell sent a letter to the DOJ supporting the ACSO's grant application.
U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will receive a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand the Cherryland-Ashland Beyond Project which enhances neighborhood safety. The grant was awarded by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation program. Swalwell sent a letter to the DOJ supporting the ACSO's grant application.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) sent a letter urging Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to include salaries of the president and top three personnel at each university in the department's annual survey providing data on postsecondary education. A study by the Institute for Policy Studies found that executive pay for university presidents and student debt are closely related and should be addressed together.
(09-20) 18:00 PDT Cabo San Lucas, Mexico -- Most Americans stranded in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico after a hurricane blew in to demolish the luxury paradise are now safely heading home, leaving behind them the vacation-turned-nightmare.
But even as roads opened and commercial flights were restored over the weekend, for some the nightmare hadn't yet subsided.
Ishqa Hillman still had yet to hear from her father, Christopher "Kit" Hillman, a San Francisco ironworker who had retired to Cabo.
Washington -- Almost 12 years after approving the invasion of Iraq, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to grant President Obama authority to combat the latest offshoot of that war, the militant group known as the Islamic State.
A handful of House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill to protect people who write reviews on Yelp or similar online review websites.
The Consumer Review Freedom Act would prohibit companies from including clauses in their contracts that prevented people from writing critical reviews about them online, a tactic that some businesses have used to avoid online negative publicity.