Democrat Eric Swalwell represents California's 14th Congressional District. 

Hi there, 

Florida has moved to eliminate vaccine mandates—and, at the same time, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is working to dismantle the very agencies designed to protect our health. The CDC and the Vaccine Safety Panel are being gutted.

This isn’t abstract policy. This is life and death.

We are already seeing the consequences: children and families battling preventable diseases like measles — illnesses that should have been eradicated long ago. Every rollback of proven science, every cut to oversight, makes our communities more vulnerable.

But there is another side to this story: leaders stepping up. Governors like Gavin Newsom in California, Tina Kotek in Oregon, Bob Ferguson in Washington, and Josh Green in Hawaii have joined together to form the West Coast Health Alliance — a regional commitment to uphold science-based vaccine standards, expand access, and shield public health decisions from partisan attacks.

Their message is clear: if Washington won’t protect families, the states will. And we must stand with them.

This moment requires us to resist despair. It’s easy to feel hopeless when science and public safety are under siege—but together, we can rise above and protect the truth. We can defend the health of our children, our neighbors, and our future.

Our voices matter. Our actions matter. And if we stand together, we will not let science be silenced or families be put at risk.

- Swalwell HQ