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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

The White House is not an internet cafe where you can walk in and receive classified information.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

I don't think it's legitimate because the witnesses were already to go. They sent over their testimony. And, you know, the American people I think felt they were finally let in last week and they wanted to learn more about what Russia did…

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

Three hearings this week cancelled. We're supposed to have just a regular order meeting tonight, cancelled. One on Thursday, cancelled. And we're supposed to have on tomorrow, an open hearing, and he said that we should have the closed…

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

I do. We were working together. We were going down an investigative road together and we made progress. Last week, of course, we had our open hearing. FBI director confirmed a lot of our concerns. The chairman exited that road to work with…

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

I think this is just another smoke bomb that they're rolling into this investigation to prevent us from making progress.

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Eric Swalwell
@ericswalwell· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

If they are a convergence of personal, political and financial ties with Russia's interference campaign, people should be held accountable.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Mar 26, 2017

In another diversionary tactic, deflector-in-chief created some kind of a scenario where he either duped or the chairman of the committee was a willing stooge. He committed a stunt at the White House yesterday raising questions about…

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Doris Matsui
@dorismatsui· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have heard a lot of rhetoric about how this bill would supposedly fix our healthcare system. President Trump said that his plan would provide insurance for everybody. That is…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mike Thompson
@mikethompson· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bad bill. It is not a step toward fixing the ACA, this is a step toward destroying health care. It was bad when it ripped health care away from 24 million Americans. It was bad when it created an…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this terrible bill that will hurt my constituents in California. Mr. Speaker, each one of us was elected by our constituents to stand up for them here in Washington. Today, I will stand up for people…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Anna Eshoo
@annaeshoo· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, the American people are very smart. They listen up. They kind of knit their eyebrows together. They listen to the debate. They want the facts, and then they make up…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Jimmy Panetta
@jimmypanetta· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition of what has become basically the complete repeal of the ACA. Don't get me wrong. I have talked to small-business owners, and I have talked to patients who have talked about the expenses of the ACA…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, this is the Republican bill: a trillion dollars in lost health care for millions; at the same time, a trillion dollars in tax breaks, mostly for the very wealthy and corporations. The Republican majority says their bill is to…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Neal for his work and that of all of us on the committee on the Democratic side. As CBO has said, under this bill, 24 million Americans would lose their health insurance next year, and 24 million over the next…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Raul Ruiz
@raulruiz· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, the majority of my patients in the emergency department are age 50 and older. This bill's age tax will devastate Americans ages 50 to 64 who have worked their whole lives, planned for retirement, and now are wondering how they…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, before I came to Congress, I worked in local government as a county supervisor. One of my proudest achievements during that time was working in a bipartisan way to create a program that reduced the rate of uninsured children…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Susan Davis
@susandavis· Democratic · CA· Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, it has been hard keeping up with all the changes over the last 24 hours. This process has been far from transparent. The CBO released a revised score last night that said that the changes made to appease the Freedom Caucus…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24