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HAYWARD, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced the Hayward Fire Department received a $614,453 federal grant to purchase safety equipment. The funding came from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Swalwell, a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, wrote to FEMA in support of the grant for the Hayward Fire Department.

CAIRO, EGYPT – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) joined a small bipartisan congressional delegation, led by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, to Israel, Jordan, and Egypt to meet with heads of state about the growing threat of ISIL and how the international community can work together to destroy the dangerous terrorist organization. Swalwell, a Member of the Homeland Security Committee, discussed ISIL with U.S. allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Jordanian King Abdullah, and Egyptian President el-Sisi, in addition to U.S.

DUBLIN, CA – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced that H.R. 1671, his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Dublin, CA for Tri-Valley public servant and 30-year Army veteran Dr. Jim Kohnen, passed the Senate and was signed-into law by President Obama. Dr. Kohnen passed away on May 29, 2012. This is Swalwell's second bill to be signed into law, the most of any first-term Member of the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the top Democrat on its Energy Subcommittee, today released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body affirmed an earlier finding that China's export restraints on rare earth elements violated international trade rules:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today released the following statement after a passenger was discovered to have flown without a ticket from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport on August 4:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today voted against and condemned cruel, extreme Tea Party-authored legislation that threatens to send every unaccompanied child crossing our border back to their violence-ridden country, without compassion, sufficient inquiry, or process. It also deports DREAMERs (undocumented immigrants brought here as children), while doing little to actually solve the very real humanitarian crisis at the southern border.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System was awarded a FY14 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) transportation security grant of $17.4 million to secure the Transbay Tube that connects the East Bay and San Francisco against a potential terrorist attack. Swalwell, a member of the Homeland Security Transportation Security Subcommittee, led a letter to DHS urging support for BART's request for transit security funding.

WASHINGTON, DC– A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), H.R. 1022, the Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2014, failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives today because of "scoring" threats and falsehoods made by extreme right-wing groups, Heritage Action and Club for Growth. Swalwell's bill would have stepped up America's exploration of critical elements, materials used to power cell phones, airplanes, and renewable energy technology.