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Rep. Eric Swalwell stops his bicycle at a red light at Main and B streets in Hayward, pulls it onto a sidewalk across from a vacant bank building, and waves for the attention of his fellow cyclists. "This here," he says above the din of the traffic, "is the heart of the HUB zone."
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) put on his hiking boots to work as a park ranger as part of his monthly "In your Shoes" event. Swalwell joined a park ranger for his daily duties at Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, which is located in California's 15th Congressional District.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a newly elected Democrat from the 15th District and a member of the Homeland Security Committee, has been one of the more vocal critics of TSA's new policy on items being brought on board airplanes. Effective April 25, passengers can bring hockey sticks, golf clubs and billiard cues among carry-on baggage. What has Swalwell most concerned is knives will also be allowed on board, and in the post-9/11 era, Swalwell tells us on video that TSA should know better than to allow knives on planes.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Swalwell released the following statement after he voted "no" on the budget put forth by the Republican House Leadership.
"The Ryan-Republican budget reflects the priorities that Americans rejected soundly last fall in the election. It asks too much of middle and low-income Americans, but nothing from those at the highest income. It implements European-style austerity to finance tax breaks for the rich, and slashes critical federal investments in health care, education, clean energy and research & development.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Michael Grimm (R-NY) led a bipartisan group of 133 members of Congress in sending a letter to John S. Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), expressing serious concern and urging the withdrawal of the recent decision that TSA will start to allow passengers to bring certain knives and sports equipment onboard airplanes.
Rep. Eric Swalwell seems to be following up on his campaign promise to produce a "Mobile Congress" that's more accessible to constituents via video technology and social media.
Parade participants, early risers and those seeking a green pancake breakfast awoke Saturday to thick fog in many parts of Dublin. By the time the parade was signaled to start, promptly at 9:30am, the fog had lifted and the streets of downtown Dublin lined with families. The parade featured entries from schools across Dublin, marching bands, color guards, cheer teams, dance troupes, martial arts demonstrations, dogs, motorcycles, Shriner clowns scooting across the street, horses, bagpipers, veterans, local businesses, boy scouts, girl scouts, and more.
Almost 60 House members so far from both sides of the aisle have signed a letter co-authored by an East Bay lawmaker expressing concern about the new Transportation Security Administration policy allowing knives on planes. TSA revised their prohibited items policy to allow certain knives and sports equipment in airplane cabins; the new policy is set to take effect on April 25. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Pleasanton, and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.