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Eric Swalwell: “But my constituents ask and people I encounter across the country always ask, if we have reached consensus where 90…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
But my constituents ask and people I encounter across the country always ask, if we have reached consensus where 90 percent of Americans think we should have background checks, the majority of Americans believe that climate change is happening, 90 percent of Americans think we should have the DREAM Act, why can't you guys even vote on these issues?
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell highlights public consensus on key issues and questions legislative inaction.

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