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Eric Swalwell: Mitch McConnell, by not allowing [the legislation] to come forward, is suppressing the will of the majority of his…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2019
Mitch McConnell, by not allowing [the legislation] to come forward, is suppressing the will of the majority of his members.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell criticizes McConnell for blocking a vote on legislation to protect the Mueller investigation.

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