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Eric Swalwell: I feel safe two times during the day--when I wake up in my own home and when I come home from work to my own home. In…

On the recordJune 9, 2020
I feel safe two times during the day--when I wake up in my own home and when I come home from work to my own home. In between, I drive a nice car that I worked hard for, and people in my community think I stole it.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell shares a community member's experience of feeling unsafe due to racial profiling.

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