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On the recordNovember 14, 2018
For two years, the Republicans have controlled the House, the Senate, and White House and they've not been able to pass a budget without Democratic votes. And this time, we're going to say that the cost of that is going to be to protect the rule of law and to protect Mueller.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell indicates that Democrats will demand protection for the Mueller investigation as a condition for supporting the budget.

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