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Eric Swalwell: “Instead, they're proving, yet again, that their supposed passion for limited government is, in fact, a passion for…”

On the recordApril 15, 2024
Instead, they're proving, yet again, that their supposed passion for limited government is, in fact, a passion for imposing the political and religious views of a noisy far right majority on all Americans.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell criticizes Republicans for imposing their views under the guise of limited government.

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