Mark DeSaulnier

I have been to funerals of constituents of mine who have died while working in these refineries.

Articles, Climate Action News

Correspondence between Reps. DeSaulnier, Lieu, and Welch with Exxon Mobile

weak men attack strong women.

Im certain we all beleive that Americans after a hard working life deserve to retire in some level of security.

I feel very strongly that the actions of JUUL is despicable.

We should be personally holding them accountable.

By acting now, congressional Democrats and the Biden administration averted a catastrophe, spared over a million Americans harm, saved businesses, and protected jobs.

Do you agree that JUUL is the e-cigarette company most responsible for creating this epidemic?

We need to remember our history and examine what the consequences of these proposals might have been.

It was the right thing to do to prevent a crisis and protect retirees who were on track to see their pensions reduced.

I appreciate the fact that we can respect our differences but work to a common goal.

At a minimum, we must support policies that increase workers' wages and strengthen their ability to organize and collectively bargain.

Had we not acted, the unacceptable status-quo would have continued; plans would have failed; and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have become insolvent.

For me, quite frankly, I can't--they are a family of sociopaths.

The family's greed and the devastation they have caused cannot be overstated.

Our focus has to be on justice and accountability.

The No. 1 increase in bankruptcies for American citizens are because of medical bills.

It is upsetting to know in your business model that Americans subsidize people in other countries.

we've never fully funded or met our obligations to this segment of the population.

the protection advocacy system was created in the mid-70s because of horrible, horrible exposes in institutional settings.

the challenges of COVID and all the suffering maybe there's an opportunity here, particularly for this population.

we have obviously as everyone else has been stressed with trying to meet the needs of families and parents that are not getting the services they need.

the revenue savings from for instance, selling a lot of those institutions that were higher cost that didn't serve the community well morally, ethically, or just from a cost standpoint, never went back to reinvest in the savings.

We are here today to discuss the cost of prescription medication and how lowering drug prices would support workers and strengthen the American economy.