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The line snaked down Escobar Street and hung a left at Pine. It weaved into the Contra Costa County Administration Building, through the lobby and down the hall toward the supervisors' chamber. There, people stood against the walls and sat on the floor, leaving late arrivals to pile into hallways and anterooms.
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, one of four elected officials who participated in Saturday morning's town hall on protecting the Affordable Care Act, sat at the front of the room in which he once served as a county supervisor.
Dear Friends,
Our community was recently devastated one of the top-three worst fires in California's history. The Valley Fire, which started on September 12, 2015, has burned nearly 80,000 acres. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate. More than a 1,200 homes, 23 multi-family residences and 68 commercial properties were burnt to the ground. At least four people lost their lives. Many families were left with nothing.
Please stay up-to-date on developments with the Valley Fire. You can find updates on the fire, including road closures, evacuations and evacuation centers here.
Dear Friends,
The Month of March ended on a high note as the House put partisanship aside and passed bipartisan legislation to permanently fix the way doctors are reimbursed for the Medicare services they provide our seniors. While the deal isn't perfect, a permanent fix is far better than continuing to govern from cliff to cliff as we have done with this issue 17 times over 14 years. I am 100 percent committed to ensuring the long-term viability of Medicare and this bill will help make sure Medicare patients continue have access to high-quality, affordable health care.
Dear Friends,
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has notified my office of IRS phone scams that continue to defraud individuals across the country. According to the OIG, these scammers are demanding money to pay off tax debts, threatening individuals with legal action for taxes due on prior year tax filings, and trying to defraud individuals by saying they are owed a tax refund to lure them into revealing their banking or other private financial information.
Dear Friends,
January began a new year and a new Congress. On January 6th, I was officially sworn in as our district's representative for the 114th Congress. It is the highest honor to serve our communities, and I will continue working across the aisle to make sure our nation is a place where everyone has a fair shot to work hard and get ahead.
Economic comeback
Dear Friend,
It is a high honor and great privilege to represent our 5th Congressional District in Congress. With 2013 now behind us, this is a perfect time to reflect on our past year and to also focus on the year ahead. To keep up with news from our district and Washington, D.C. in 2014, "like" me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter and sign up for my e-newsletters.
The government shutdown and default crisis is finally coming to a close. Tonight the House and Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and make sure the United States pays its bills on time. The legislation, H.R. 2775 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 285-144. 198 Democrats and 87 Republicans voted to pass the bill. The Senate passed the legislation by a bipartisan vote of 81-18. The bill now goes to the President for his signature.
Estoy orgulloso en anunciar que soy coautor de H.R. 15, Acta de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidades Económicas, y Modernización Inmigratoria. HR 15 es la versión bicameral de la Cámara de Representantes del proyecto de ley para reforma inmigratoria que fue pasado en el Senado.
The Senate has passed tough, fair, bipartisan comprehensive reform legislation that strengthens our borders and offers an earned pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living, working and raising families here. It's time for the House to do the same.