The Hill: Democrats unveil bill to prevent members of the Sackler family from evading lawsuits through bankruptcy

May 3, 2021 / In The News

By Jordan Williams Democratic Reps. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) and Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.) unveiled legislation on Friday aimed at preventing members of the Sackler family from evading lawsuits over the opioid crisis through bankruptcy proceedings.  The “Stop Shielding Assets from Corporate Known Liability by Eliminating Non-Debtor Releases Act,” or SACKLER Act, would close a loophole to prevent those who have not …

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SF Chronicle: Fury, gloom and determination: Bay Area lawmakers process trauma as they press impeachment

May 3, 2021 / In The News

“DeSaulnier, who has been open about the importance of behavioral health since his father’s suicide in 1989, said that professional support is key. He said he is still processing the fact that rioters were Americans egged on by Trump.

“For Americans to do what they did and for the president to do what he did, I’m incredulous,” DeSaulnier said. “And that has been troubling for me. … I have just been in a really dark, gloomy mood ever since. But it also pisses me off, and I’m more determined to do whatever I can to help the country to get through this.””

East Bay Times: Bay Area Democrats recount horror of Wednesday’s riot, support call to remove President Donald Trump from office

May 3, 2021 / In The News

By Emily DeRuy U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier feared he and two aides might be taken captive by the mob raging outside the door. Rep. Anna Eshoo spent five hours in a windowless room, wrestling with spotty cell service to assure her frantic family that she was safe. San Mateo Rep. Jackie Speier’s mind traveled back …

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Richmond Standard: Rep. DeSaulnier: ‘History will not forgive’ Trump

May 3, 2021 / In The News

By Mike Kinney Congressman Mark DeSaulnier today said the 25th Amendment “should be immediately invoked to remove the President from control” following the stunning siege of the U.S. Capitol Building by Trump supporters on Wednesday. And if “the Vice President and Cabinet refuse to take action, Donald Trump should be impeached as rapidly as possible,” …

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SF Chronicle: Back from brink of death, Mark DeSaulnier is ready to work and run again

April 29, 2021 / In The News

By Tal Kopan “It was March 13. The Democrat was being rushed to a hospital in the nation’s capital, where he would be put on a ventilator as he battled pneumonia and a virulent infection. He suffered a mild heart attack and faced multiple organ failure. Doctors at one point gave him a 10% chance …

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SF Chronicle: How Mark DeSaulnier’s cancer gave him new purpose in politics

May 3, 2021 / In The News

By Tal Kopan The routine of carrying the drug in his shirt helps the Concord Democrat remember to take his medication. But his daily struggle with cancer is never far from his mind in his legislative work. DeSaulnier, 67, was diagnosed with stage four chronic lymphocytic leukemia in July 2015, just months after arriving in …

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