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To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Federal enforcement of mental-health insurance parity (equal coverage to medical care) should be strengthened.
“Authored legislation expanding behavioral health access for students, educators, and workers.”
People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes.
“Wrote a CEO tax bill, which has been adopted in Portland, OR, that taxes out of control CEO salaries at companies where workers aren't being given their fair share.”
“My job in Congress is to fight to restore those protections at the federal level and to make sure that what happened in other states never happens here.”
The government should spend more building affordable housing.
“Advancing transit-oriented housing through the Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act and fighting for federal investments that bring down housing costs.”
The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions.
“Voted for the PACT Act, the largest expansion of veterans' health care and benefits in decades, extending care to millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.”
Federal support for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic environments should be expanded.
“Voted for the PACT Act, the largest expansion of veterans' health care and benefits in decades, extending care to millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.”
Passage votes where Mark DeSaulnier broke ranks with ≥75% of Democrats. Threshold catches substantively partisan splits; unanimous-ish or close votes are excluded.
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118-hr-8034·Apr 20, 2024·84% of D voted YES
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
FOR TOMORROW: Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Virtual Town Hall on Social Media and Mental Health
Position: The release announces a virtual town hall on social media and youth mental health and references a 2023 Surgeon General warning linking youth mental health decline to social media use. It states that more needs to be done and that the event will discuss policy solutions to protect kids and families.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) will host a virtual Town Hall on Social Media and Mental Health on Thursday, October 29th at 3:30 p.m. PT. In 2023, then-Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a public health warning linking the youth mental health crisis with social media use. Since then, social media usage has increased and recent lawsuits are an indication that more needs to be done. The Congressman will be joined by expert special guests from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Common Sense Media to discuss the latest research on this link and innovative policy solutions to protect American kids and families.
Virtual Town Hall on Social Media and Mental Health
Thursday, October 29th
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. PT
Hosted on Zoom
Panelists include:
Dr. Brian Keum, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Dr. Supreet Mann, Director of Research, Common Sense Media
To reserve your spot and receive a Zoom link or to request special accommodation, visit https://desaulnier.house.gov/town-hall-rsvp or call (925) 933-2660.
This will be Congressman DeSaulnier’s 280th town hall and constituent office hours since coming to Congress in January 2015.
Congressman DeSaulnier’s Statement on DOJ Demands to Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters
Position: The congressman expresses confidence in local election officials in Contra Costa County and opposes federal Department of Justice demands to quarantine ballots, describing the federal action as an escalating weaponization of the Justice Department to interfere with the November election.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) responded with the following statement to a demand letter sent by the U.S. Department of Justice to several California counties, including Contra Costa County, giving the registrar of voters 48 hours to quarantine the ballots of more than 400 voters.
“The integrity of our elections is a fundamental pillar of our democracy,” said Congressman DeSaulnier.
“I echo Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Connelly in her commitment to ensuring elections in our community and across the country are secure, free, and fair. I have confidence that local elections officials are conducting this election in accordance with all state and federal laws and working to protect the Constitutional rights guaranteed to American citizens, including ensuring that every eligible voter who wants to participate in the upcoming election has the opportunity to do so.
Today’s Department of Justice letter comes just hours after the Trump Administration preemptively sued to block the election certification in Alaska if the Republican candidate for Senate loses the race. I am deeply concerned by the escalating weaponization of the Justice Department to interfere with the November 3rd election.”
Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Virtual Town Hall on Affordability
Position: The release announces a virtual town hall on affordability and states the Congressman's criticism of rising gas and goods prices tied to a war in Iran, higher healthcare costs following the passage of the 'Big Ugly Bill,' and the impact of tariffs.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) will host a virtual Town Hall on Affordability on Tuesday, October 20th at 3:00 p.m. to provide updates on his efforts in Congress to address the rising cost of living, including the high price of gas and goods due to Trump’s war in Iran, skyrocketing healthcare costs following Republicans’ passage of the Big Ugly Bill, the impact of tariffs, and more. The Congressman will also be joined by expert special guests and together they will address constituent questions.
Virtual Town Hall on Affordability
Tuesday, October 20th
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Hosted on Zoom
Streamed to YouTube
Panelists include:
Emily DiVito, Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, Groundwork Collaborative
Evan White, Executive Director of the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley
To reserve your spot and receive a Zoom link or to request special accommodation, visit https://desaulnier.house.gov/town-hall-rsvp or call (925) 933-2660.
This will be Congressman DeSaulnier’s 279th town hall and constituent office hours since coming to Congress in January 2015.
Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Town Hall on Refinery Safety in Martinez
Position: The release announces a town hall on refinery safety and states that the Trump Administration has attempted to undermine federal oversight of refineries, which the Congressman opposes in describing his work to ensure refinery safety.
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will host an in-person town hall on refinery safety on Thursday, October 8th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in Martinez. Following recent safety incidents at multiple local refineries and the Trump Administration’s attempts to undermine federal oversight of these facilities, the Congressman, a former air regulator, will share an update on his work in Congress to ensure refinery safety for employees and residents. Congressman DeSaulnier will also be joined by two expert special guests from Contra Costa Health’s Hazardous Materials division and the Bay Area Air District, who will also take questions.
Town Hall on Refinery Safety
Thursday, October 8th
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Martinez, CA
RSVP for Location
Panelists include:
Nicole Heath, Assistant Chief, Hazardous Materials Programs, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Dr. Philip Fine, Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air District
The event is RSVP only. To reserve your spot or request special accommodations, visit https://desaulnier.house.gov/town-hall-rsvp or call (925) 933-2660.
This will be Congressman DeSaulnier’s 278th town hall and constituent office hours since coming to Congress in January 2015.
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislation to Increase Public Transportation Accountability and Improve Rider Experience
Position: The release describes the Better Transit for Riders Act, which would create a task force to develop recommendations and benchmarks for transit funding, operations, coordination, and rider experience, and states that the bill aims to improve transit efficiency, reliability, and financial sustainability.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman DeSaulnier introduced the Better Transit for Riders Act, legislation to help transit agencies deliver better service for riders of public transportation by making these systems more efficient and reliable. Specifically, this bill strives to shorten travel times, reduce the number of missed connections, and create a more reliable experience for riders by making it easier for transit systems within the same metropolitan area to coordinate planning, fare integration, service design, and funding strategies.
“Inefficient public transit is not just a transportation issue – it is a quality-of-life issue. Every hour spent tied up in travel and commute time is an hour that could be spent at home with family, socializing with friends, attending to personal tasks, or relaxing after a long day at work,” said Congressman DeSaulnier. “Increasing the reliability and efficiency of transit networks requires transit agencies to raise and use their resources effectively. By bringing together experts across the country, this legislation will help communities learn from successful models and provide their local transit agencies with the tools to better serve riders while ensuring their sustainability.”
“Data is the backbone of transit system safety and reliability across the country,” said Intelligent Transportation Society America President and CEO Laura Chace. “This bill would address ways to improve public transit through better transit data interoperability and technology coordination, and we welcome the introduction of Rep. DeSaulnier’s Better Transit for Riders Act.
The Better Transit for Riders Act would create and convene a task force of transit agencies, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, labor representatives, community stakeholders, and other experts to develop recommendations and benchmarks for improving transit funding, operations, coordination, and performance. Specifically, the bill would identify best practices related to:
Strategic transit investments and long-term funding models;
Improving the overall rider experience, safety, reliability, and service quality.
Coordination among transit agencies serving the same metropolitan area;
Integrated fares and payment systems;
Regional transit and land-use planning; and
Access to transit and first- and last-mile connections.
This legislation comes as public transit ridership numbers remain around 20% below pre-pandemic 2019 levels nationally, and as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) faces a significant financial deficit despite federal pandemic financial assistance and a recent state loan. The Better Transit for Riders Act is intended to increase the standard for transit agencies to increase ridership and bring in more sustainable financing.
The text of the bill can be found here.
DeSaulnier is also exploring avenues for more federal data and oversight of how the nation’s largest metropolitan regions address congestion management and what their biggest challenges are to increasing transit ridership and reducing congestion, particularly post the COVID-19 pandemic. This work would build upon other reports he commissioned from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) related to the positive impacts of telework, which has caused significant changes in commuting trends:
The first report examined trends in telework before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic and how it increased productivity.
The second report laid out data showing the positive impact telework has had on worker productivity and firm performance in certain sectors.
The third report highlights how increases in telework have been beneficial for workers, the economy, and the environment and that more federal support is needed to help localities better plan for and harness the impact of telework.
As part of his efforts to improve quality of life through transportation improvement initiatives, Congressman DeSaulnier previously authored an amendment that would require a study on national commuting trends, including telework and hybrid work arrangements, to help modernize transportation and community planning and improve commuters’ daily life. This amendment was passed by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as part of the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870), a 5-year bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill, that now awaits consideration by the full House of Representatives.
Congressman DeSaulnier is a senior member of the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and on Education and the Workforce. He is also a former member of the California Air Resources Board and former Chairman of the transportation committees in both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate.
Representatives DeSaulnier and Patronis Introduce Legislation to Hold Tech Companies Accountable and Protect Young Americans
Position: Representatives DeSaulnier and Patronis introduced the Sunset Section 230 Act, which would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act after two years to allow legal action against technology companies for online harm, particularly to children.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and Jimmy Patronis (FL-01) introduced the Sunset Section 230 Act, which would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, making it possible for Americans to bring legal action against big tech companies responsible for online harm.
“With one in five American teenagers reporting harm to their mental health from social media sites, it is critical and urgent that we take action to rein in the big tech companies that are allowing the dissemination of harmful material on their platforms. These companies have been profiting at the expense of young people, who have been harassed and subjected to harmful content,” said Congressman DeSaulnier. “This legislation combined with the recent legal action against companies like Meta should send a loud message: Big Tech’s days of acting with impunity, wreaking havoc, and then asking for forgiveness once the damage has been done are over.”
“Big Tech has become a crooked dealer, pushing digital fentanyl to our kids while profiting from their addiction. Enough is enough. I’m proud to partner with Congressman DeSaulnier to co-lead the Sunset Section 230 Act and fight to repeal Section 230 once and for all. It’s time to hold Big Tech accountable and put our kids’ safety ahead of Big Tech’s profits,” said Congressman Patronis.
Section 230 was created in 1996 as part of the Communications Decency Act to help encourage innovation and growth among new social media companies, but 30 years later as these companies have become inordinately powerful, Section 230 has become obsolete and dangerous. By sunsetting Section 230 after two years, this bill would provide much needed reform to our tech policy that would protect all users of social media, particularly children, from harmful content and hold companies responsible for demonstrated injury to users of their platforms.
Introduction of this legislation comes as Meta agreed this summer to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims brought by 29 U.S. states that the company had contributed to the national youth mental health crisis. The deal also mandates that Meta introduce new guardrails for young users of its platforms, including default daily time limits and nighttime blocks that can only be lifted by a parent, an enhanced mechanism for teens to report potentially harmful content and a requirement that Meta respond to 90% of those reports within six hours, and bans on features such as cosmetic procedure image filters and the display of the numbers of likes on posts. Earlier this year, Meta suffered additional losses in court over claims it created addictive products that harmed young Americans.
Full text of the bill can be found here.
Congressman DeSaulnier is a senior member of the House Committee on Education & Workforce and a longtime advocate for consumer safety and the health and wellbeing of young people, having sponsored legislation to hold e-cigarette companies accountable for their role in the youth vaping crisis and to increase access to supports, services, and resources for children, students, workers, and families by strengthening school-based behavioral health care, bolstering mental health parity protections, and ensuring access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits for workers and families.
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Bill to Protect Workers from Wrongful Health Claim Denials
Position: Democratic members introduced a package of bills, including the Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act, to protect consumers from wrongful health claim denials by insurers and group health plans and to increase transparency and oversight of claim denial practices.
WASHINGTON – Today, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), and Committee on Education and Workforce Members Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced a series of bills designed to protect consumers from wrongful health claim denials by health insurers and group health plans.
The legislation follows the Committee Democrats’ recent report, titled Denied: How the Health Care Industry Stacks the Deck Against Working Families, which examined the growing problem of wrongful health claim denials and the consequences for workers and their families.
Health insurance is, fundamentally, a promise between consumers and their health plan,” said Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03). “When working people do their part by paying thousands of dollars every year for coverage— they expect their plan to cover the care they need. Too often, insurers break that promise by denying legitimate claims and shifting costs onto families who can least afford it.”
The Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act, Health Claim Denial Transparency Act, Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act, and CLINIC Assistance Act directly respond to the report’s call for stronger transparency, oversight, and accountability to ensure insurance companies and health plans honor the coverage they promise and that families can access and afford the care they need.
The Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act, introduced by HELP Subcommittee Ranking Member DeSaulnier, establishes a program within the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) within the Department of Labor (DOL) to support consumers whose health claims are wrongfully denied. The bill directly addresses budgetary and staffing issues at EBSA by establishing a dedicated funding stream to support the program through an annual fee that will be paid by certain plans.
“Americans’ ability to access quality, affordable healthcare is being undermined by corporate greed and improper denials of legitimate medical claims,” said HELP Ranking Member DeSaulnier. “I am proud to introduce the Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act that would help ensure the agency responsible for overseeing employer-sponsored health insurance is well equipped to assist consumers. It is past time we take decisive action to put the American people above profits.”
To read the bill text of the Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act, click here.
To read the fact sheet for the Consumer Health Claim Assistance Act, click here.
The Health Claim Denial Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. McBath, sheds light on claim denial rates by forcing the Trump Administration’s DOL to implement a longstanding requirement of the Affordable Care Act(ACA) and recommendation from the DOL Office of the Inspector General for health plans to disclose how many claims for benefits they deny each year, as well as the number of claims subject to prior authorization and the use of artificial intelligence.
“For too long, insurance companies have been able to deny claims behind closed doors. They have had no obligation to tell patients or regulators how often it happens or why,” said Rep. McBath. “The Health Claim Denial Transparency Act requires health plans to finally disclose their rates and explain more of their reasoning. The Affordable Care Act has required this kind of disclosure for years, but the Department of Labor has never enforced it. Families deserve to know that the health insurance that they pay into is actually working on their behalf.”
To read the bill text for the Health Claim Denial Transparency Act, click here.
To read the fact sheet for the Health Claim Denial Transparency Act, click here.
The Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act, introduced by Rep. Lee, gives DOL the ability to impose civil monetary penalties to hold insurance companies, plans, and other actors accountable for violations of the full and fair review and internal appeal requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the ACA’s external review requirement.
“Families pay thousands of dollars every year for health insurance with the expectation that it will be there when they need it. But instead, too many people are forced to fight through confusing appeals, endless paperwork, and corporate bureaucracy while they are sick, injured, or caring for someone they love,” said Rep. Lee. “Insurance companies should not be able to wrongfully deny care and then face no consequences for violating patients’ rights. This legislation gives the Department of Labor the power to hold bad actors accountable and makes clear that denying working people a fair appeal is not simply the cost of doing business.”
To read the bill text for the Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act, click here.
To read the fact sheet for the Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act, click here.
The CLINIC Assistance Act, introduced by Rep. Courtney, will supplement the DOL’s work and help rebuild access to consumer assistance by establishing a grant program through which the Secretary of Labor can provide funding to law schools to create programs to assist consumers whose benefits have been denied by health insurers and employee welfare benefit plans, directly helping working people and training a new generation of consumer advocates.
“One of the disturbing trends in health care is the rising number of claim denials that patients seeking urgently needed medically necessary treatment are left with,” said Rep. Courtney. “By establishing a federal grant program through the Department of Labor to support law clinics that specialize in navigating the complex insurance appeals process, we can provide American patients, at no expense, with the expertise – and people – on their side when they’re wrongfully denied coverage.”
To read the full bill text of the CLINIC Assistance Act, click here.
To read the fact sheet for the CLINIC Assistance Act, click here.
Background
On June 18, 2024, HELP Subcommittee Ranking Member DeSaulnier and Full Committee Ranking Member Scott urged the Department of Labor to improve transparency for consumers after alarming reports of widespread denials of benefits by employment-based health plans. These plans cover more than 130 million Americans and are subject to important consumer protections under ERISA.
On November 18, 2025, Ranking Members DeSaulnier and Scott led House health leaders in urging the Trump Administration to tackle wrongful claim denials by group health plans and insurance companies and secure coverage for working people under ERISA—the largest source of health insurance in the U.S.
On April 8, 2026, Education and Workforce Committee Democrats released a Committee report titled “Denied: How the Health Care Industry Stacks the Deck Against Working Families,” examining the growing problem of wrongful health claim denials and the consequences for workers and their families.
Representatives DeSaulnier and Lofgren and Senators Padilla and Schiff Voice Opposition to Any Reopening of Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin
Position: The members support permanently closing FCI Dublin and demolishing the facility, oppose transferring it to an entity that would use it for immigration detention, and urge the Bureau of Prisons to pause any Finding of No Significant Impact pending further environmental review and mitigation planning.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), along with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that they led a public comment letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) highlighting significant environmental and safety concerns at FCI Dublin in Dublin, California and voicing strong opposition to the reopening of FCI Dublin to detain noncitizens. This public comment comes after BOP released its Environmental Assessment (EA) of FCI Dublin as part of efforts to permanently deactivate and close the facility.
In the letter, the members wrote, “We support the decision to permanently close FCI Dublin and recognize the EA’s findings that the property is unsafe, environmentally compromised, and would require substantial public investment to restore it to habitable condition. At the same time, although the EA evaluates the impacts of BOP ceasing operations at the facility, identifying numerous significant environmental hazards and unresolved contamination concerns, it does not sufficiently assess what is reasonably foreseeable to occur after closure, including continued vacancy, transfer, redevelopment, demolition, or repurposing of the site. Nor does it adequately address the environmental and public health implications associated with those potential outcomes.
Given the substantial evidence of contamination, environmental degradation, and unresolved data gaps identified throughout the EA, it would be irresponsible and scientifically unsound for BOP to proceed to a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) without additional environmental review and mitigation planning. Instead, due to previously stated reasons, as well as the long history of staff sexual misconduct at the facility, we support demolishing FCI Dublin. We also strongly oppose any efforts to transfer ownership of the facility to an entity that will utilize it for immigration detention.”
In addition to requesting that the BOP address deficiencies in the report, the Members urged that, “[t]o ensure that the proposed action complies with NEPA and adequately protects public health and environmental safety, we respectfully urge BOP to:
Pause the current timeline for issuance of any Finding of No Significant Impact pending additional environmental review;
Conduct further environmental investigation regarding unresolved contamination concerns, including unexploded ordnance, radiological hazards, underground storage tanks, and sewer system contamination;
Prepare a comprehensive Mitigation Action Plan addressing demolition, remediation, containment, and long-term environmental monitoring;
Fully analyze reasonably foreseeable post-closure outcomes, including prolonged vacancy, transfer, redevelopment, demolition, or repurposing of the facility;
Evaluate the potential environmental and community impacts associated with future reuse of the site, including potential conversion to another detention facility or immigration detention center; and
Evaluate demolition of the facility and full remediation of the property as a reasonable alternative under NEPA.”
The full text of the letter can be found here. The letter was also signed by Representatives Julia Brownley (CA-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), John Garamendi (CA-08), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Dave Min (CA-47), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-At Large), Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Brad Sherman (CA-30), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12).
FCI Dublin is located in the district that Congressman DeSaulnier represents. Congressman DeSaulnier has also previously acted on behalf of those who have experienced and witnessed abuse at the facility by sending a letter to the BOP demanding answers and accountability, meeting with attorneys representing inmates at the facility and hearing from whistleblowers, visiting the facility to see the conditions firsthand, and sending a letter urging FCI Dublin to immediately fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide meaningful access to legal counsel and provide essential healthcare services to inmates who suffered from serious sexual abuse. Congressman DeSaulnier also sent a letter to then-Attorney General Garland regarding the closure of FCI Dublin and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) implementation at the facility, and urged the House Judiciary and Oversight and Accountability Committees to investigate and hold hearings on the recent closure and transfer of inmates from FCI Dublin, the facility’s past pervasive culture of abuse, and the treatment of inmates at BOP facilities more broadly as such action is essential to answer outstanding questions and provide much-needed oversight of BOP.
Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Town Hall in Lafayette
Position: Congressman DeSaulnier will discuss House Democrats' efforts to hold President Trump accountable, end what he characterizes as an illegal war in Iran, and lower costs for American families.
Walnut Creek, CA –Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced today that he will host a town hall in Lafayette on Tuesday, May 5th from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. PT to discuss House Democrats’ work in Congress to hold President Trump accountable, end his illegal war in Iran, and lower costs for American families. The Congressman will also take questions from constituents.
Town Hall in Lafayette
Tuesday, May 5th
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. PT
Lafayette, CA
RSVP for exact location
The event is RSVP only and capacity is limited. To reserve your spot and receive the address of the event, or to request special accommodations, visit https://desaulnier.house.gov/town-hall-rsvp or call (925) 933-2660.
This will be Congressman DeSaulnier’s 265th town hall and mobile district office hour since coming to Congress in January 2015.
DeSaulnier-Requested Government Watchdog Report Confirms Benefits of Telework and Need for Federal Support to Help Communities Adapt
Position: Federal government should provide support and planning assistance to help communities adapt to increased telework, including Department of Transportation guidance for Metropolitan Planning Organizations on transit and housing impacts.
Washington, D.C. – A recently-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights how increases in telework have had positive effects on workers, the economy, and the environment and that more federal support is needed to help better plan and harness these impacts.
Commissioned by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Ranking Member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on the Committee on Education and Workforce, along with Full Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and former Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Carolyn Maloney, the report found that increased telework contributed to changes in transit, vehicle use, and real estate. To respond to these changes, the GAO recommends that the Department of Transportation establish and implement a detailed plan to complete the required travel demand data and subsequent guidance to assist Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) community planning modeling so they can best support workers, their families, public transit, and affordable housing.
“This report confirms what we have suspected to be true since the pandemic – the workforce, and with it the needs of workers and their communities, is changing, and moreover, that the wellbeing of working families, the economy, and the environment are all interconnected,” said Congressman DeSaulnier. “I am proud to have spearheaded this effort that gives us the information and tools we need to begin building and adapting communities that meet the needs and realities of the day so we can improve the quality of life of all Americans.”
This is the third and final report in a series commissioned by Congressman DeSaulnier related to telework’s impacts. The first report examined trends in telework before, during, and after the coronavirus pandemic. The second report laid out data showing the positive impact telework has had on worker productivity and firm performance in certain sectors.
The full GAO report can be read here.
Source: GDELT 2.0 GKG, filtered to a curated list of national outlets. Inclusion is not endorsement; opinion pieces and reported news are mixed.
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PACAgriculture2 contributionsAgricultural company PAC — backs candidates supporting sugar-industry subsidies, tariff protections, and farm-friendly trade and regulatory policies.AI$10,000
2.BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PACLabor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for locomotive engineers and trainmen — backs candidates supporting rail worker wages, benefits, workplace safety, and rail industry infrastructure.AI$10,000
3.AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)Business3 contributionsEngineering industry association PAC — supports candidates backing infrastructure investment, regulatory streamlining, and federal contracting policies favorable to engineering firms.AI$10,000
4.AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPELabor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the American Federation of Teachers — backs candidates supporting public education funding, teacher compensation, and collective-bargaining rights.AI$10,000
5.ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2 contributions$10,000
6.INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELabor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Backs candidates supporting prevailing-wage standards, infrastructure investment, apprenticeship programs, and union organizing rights.AI$10,000
7.INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND2 contributions$10,000
8.AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE4 contributions$10,000
9.HDR, INC. PAC3 contributions$9,500
10.SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE2 contributions$9,000
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.SIGNATURE HOMES$7,000
2.TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS$7,000
3.TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES LLC$7,000
4.SIEGEL LEWITTER MALKANI$4,000
5.ACTIVEHOURS INC.$4,000
6.WINNINGRESULTS$3,600
7.MACKENZIE CAPITAL$3,500
8.EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS$3,000
9.CONTRA COSTA COUNTY$2,500
10.LEISURE SPORTS INC.$2,500
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
