congressman and member of the house transportation committee, as well as the aviation subcommittee, mark desaulnier. congressman desaulnier, nice to have you on. >> my pleasure. thanks for asking. >> so we don't want to connect any dots prematurely or create a false picture, but people are pretty scared right now. i hear a lot of that. so what is going on? are these incidents isolated or do you see something systemic? >> no, the system is under strain, is my view. it has been for some time. we did really good work that i was very involved with, with my republican colleagues last year. at the end of last year, at the end of the biden administration, we signed the reauthorization of the federal aviation administration policy, and that recognized that the system was out of out of whack. so on a bipartisan level, we came together. we listened to the experts. we put millions of dollars back in, but we're ramping up. so this is an indication of the continued stress on the system, and then the confusion and dysfunction of the president putting this hiring freeze on. and people don't know where they are. s

ktvu lamonica peters has the story. >> representative mark desaulnier, who represents california's 10th congressional district, said thursday's town hall meeting was especially necessary so that he could listen and respond to questions about president trump's second term. hundreds of people came out and desaulnier answered pre-submitted questions from the audience. >> what will house democrats do to investigate conflicts of interest with elon musk, doge and his business enterprises? [applause] >> i was on the oversight committee for the first eight years i was in congress. that would be a committee who should be doing these things along with the judiciary committee. we'll be pushing the republicans to have hearings on that. we already are. >> during the meeting, desaulnier talked about some of the accomplishments of the biden administration and how voter turnout impacted the last presidential election. he also listed a democratic action plan that included resolutions condemning efforts to defund public education and trump's withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. the plan also prop

east bay congressman mark desaulnier joined abc seven news at 3:00 today to talk about the stress on system. >> people don't know where they are, so we're trying to hire more air traffic controllers. we're on a really good path to fill the 1800 vacancies we had nationwide. and we still are. but this is all difficult. we've really got to just implement what we've already passed and get it out there to make the public safe. >> desaulnier is a member of the house transportation committee and the aviation subcommittee. >> for the first time in ten years, someone has died from measles. in the u.s, an unvaccinated child died from a recent outbreak in texas. that outbreak spans several counties in west texas and new mexico, and is mostly impacting the mennonite community. at least 124 people have become sick. it's the state's largest outbreak in nearly 30 years. most of those sickened are teenagers or children. >> the trend of americans identifying themselves as christians appears to be leveling off after years of decline. that finding from the pew research center's newest religious landsca

>> representative mark desaulnier, who represents california's 10th congressional district, said thursday's town hall meeting was especially necessary so that he could listen and respond to questions about president trump's second term. hundreds of people came out and desaulnier answered pre-submitted questions from the audience. >> what will house democrats do to investigate conflicts of interest with elon musk, doge and his business enterprises? >> i was on the oversight committee for the first eight years i was in congress. that would be a committee who should be doing these things along with the judiciary committee. we'll be pushing the republicans to have hearings on that. we already are. >> during the meeting, desaulnier talked about some of the accomplishments of the biden administration and how voter turnout impacted the last presidential election. he also listed a democratic action plan that included resolutions condemning efforts to defund public education and trump's withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. the plan also proposed legislation that would prevent doj's access to

ktvu lamonica peters takes us there. >> representative mark desaulnier, who represents california's 10thgressional district, said thursday's town hall meeting was especially necessary so that he could listen and respond to questions about president trump's second term. hundreds of people came out and desaulnier answered pre-submitted questions from the audience. >> what will house democrats do to investigate conflicts of interest with elon musk, doge and his business enterprises? [applause] >> i was on the oversight committee for the first eight years i was in congress. that would be a committee who should be doing these things along with the judiciary committee. we'll be pushing the republicans to have hearings on that. we already are. >> during the meeting, desaulnier talked about some of the accomplishments of the biden administration and how voter turnout impacted the last presidential election. he also listed a democratic action plan that included resolutions condemning efforts to defund public education and trump's withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. the plan also proposed

abuso a las voces de protesta contra la reapertura se suman la de los congresistas federales mark desaulniereguridad interna. denuncian además las pésimas condiciones de habitabilidad que precipitaron el cierre y pintaban, pintaban sobre todo el mojo, verdad? para tapar ahí y no se mirara lo negro. pero ya salía agua por las paredes. hasta el director de la agencia de prisiones federales de los estados unidos declaró ante un tribunal que esos edificios, esa prisión, necesita decenas de millones de dólares en reparaciones porque no es no es segura. pero además de esto, otra de las cosas que preocupa es que dicen entre más camas disponibles, más arrestos. y es que el lugar tiene una capacidad para más de mil detenidos. nos preocupa las instalaciones y también nos preocupa que si abren este lugar podría significar más redadas, más arrestos en el norte de california. es por esto que ya se organiza una manifestación este sábado en contra de la reapertura. por su parte, la agencia federal de prisiones sobre el tema dijo en un comunicado que están asistiendo a ice, acogiendo a detenidos y que conti

democratic congressman mark desaulnier held a town hall last night, about the first month of the trump administration and the reaction from his constituents. it was held at saint mary's college in moraga. hundreds of people from california's 10th congressional district were there at the event. congressman desaulnier answered questions submitted ahead of time from the audience. some felt it was not reassuring enough. >> we have over 300,000 missing migrant children. that's concerning. he didn't mention anything about that. he just went on about fighting trump rather than working with them. >> these are not normal times that we are staring down the barrel of our constitution being destroyed. >> the congressman also talked about a democratic action plan that includes resolutions to oppose the trump administration's plan to shut down the department of education and his withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. >> three bay area federal government buildings are reportedly on a list of assets that might be sold off by the government. according to the chronicle, the nancy pelosi federal bu

president signed an order slashing $200 million in funding from the presidio trust, and congressman mark desaulnier hall in moraga on fighting back against the administration. here's nbc bay area's thom jensen, our district director. a packed crowd at the saint mary's college town hall, hearing how congressman desaulnier and the democrats plan to fight back against president trump's cuts to social programs and attempts to audit citizens records. i'm extremely concerned about the unconstitutional illegal takeover of government systems, having people going through our private information, safe water and safe food and safe everything. if he's cutting all that, how is that going to you know, that will affect us across the country. another meeting tonight, the president spoke at the republican governor's association in dc, proud of what he's already accomplished since he's moved back into the white house. we've made a lot of progress. we give him credit for having the best four weeks that anybody's ever had is an opening. so now a few hundred more weeks like this and we're going to be in great shape. no

congressman mark desaulnier of walnut creek, is holding a town hall tonight to discuss the trump administratione head elon musk's threats of cutting programs. the town hall was scheduled to kick off just minutes ago at saint mary's. desaulnier also invited guests to tune in online through facebook or youtube. we have a reporter at the town hall and we'll have more tonight on the 10:00 news. a new executive order by president trump aims to make in vitro fertilization treatments less expensive. each ivf cycle can cost an average of between 12 and $25,000. now, this week, president trump ordered officials to create a list of recommendations within the next 90 days to offer strategies to protect ivf access and reduce out-of-pocket costs. >> this is just simply a directive to take further action. it doesn't expand insurance coverage or reduce out of pocket costs in any way right now. >> ivf patients say insurance coverage for the procedures can be spotty at best. many ivf advocates say it's crucial that trump trump's executive order promote positive results for all people seeking the treatments to s

. >> bay area congressman mark desaulnier was among the lawmakers who were briefed by the ntsb.oday, he responded to elon musk's comments and the trump administration's federal hiring freeze, saying in part, quote, given this action and the havoc elon musk has been wreaking across various government departments. musk's comments that he intends to intervene in the department of transportation and the air traffic control system is deeply troubling. as someone who has long advocated for and worked with experts for several years on safety reforms and modernization of our aviation systems, i strongly encourage mr. musk, whose own company has a troubling safety record, to leave this work to the experts. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today met with senior congressional leaders up on capitol hill. netanyahu sat down with leaders from both sides of the aisle. their meeting came just days after president trump sent shockwaves when he announced his idea for a u.s. takeover of the gaza strip. democrats said that while extending the israel-hamas ceasefire is possible, even isr

. >> east bay congressman mark desaulnier spoke with abc seven's gloria rodriguez and karina nova today about the crash. at a press conference yesterday, president trump was quick to blame the crash on dei diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. desaulnier criticized those comments. >> in one word madness. this is where focus comes in. important and listening to experts. uh- common sense would tell you to listen to your doctor if you have cancer like i do, rather than blaming something just because it's an opinion. in this instance, i just found that outrageous and quite unhinged. to tell you the truth, out of respect for those people who died and their families who are suffering so much. why? why would you say something like that? those kids, man, those kids, those skaters, i i'm sorry. it's just completely unacceptable why anyone would vote for somebody who would say things like that. to be perfectly honest, it's hard for me to comprehend. >> desaulnier sits on the aviation subcommittee of the house committee on transportation. he says the committee was briefed on the crash, but