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Eric Swalwell: “I saw how our country responded after the last serious attack that occurred on September 11. Outside, on the Capitol…”

On the recordMay 17, 2017
I saw how our country responded after the last serious attack that occurred on September 11. Outside, on the Capitol steps, Republicans and Democrats joined hands. They sang ``God Bless America.'' But more importantly were the reforms that they undertook over the next few years to understand the vulnerability, to put policies in place to make sure we were never vulnerable again, and report to the American people what they had done. We have an opportunity again to unite. Our constituents are counting on us to show that unity, to wear the same uniform, and make sure that this democracy is still one we protect.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
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May 17, 2017

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