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On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
No, we should be working, John, for working people. They are the ones who count on us and it's our troops, it's our cops, it is border agents, it's air traffic controllers -- the people we depend on to keep us safe and keep us moving, who will not be paid unless we fund the government.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell emphasizes the need for Congress to work for the American people and fund the government.

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