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Eric Swalwell: “What I hear from my colleagues in this hearing is more chaos, an appetite not for solutions, but an appetite to pander…”

On the recordMay 22, 2023
What I hear from my colleagues in this hearing is more chaos, an appetite not for solutions, but an appetite to pander to grievances.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell criticizes colleagues for not seeking real solutions to immigration issues.

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