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Eric Swalwell

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Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Swalwell has focused on issues such as gun control, healthcare, and technology policy during his time in office. He gained national attention for his role in the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump and has been an advocate for progressive reforms within the Democratic Party.

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Jun 21, 2023

the censure of Mr. Schiff I thought was completely inappropriate

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Jun 21, 2023

Chair, I would seek unanimous consent that my colleague, Yvette Clarke, be allowed to waive on for the purpose of this hearing.

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Jun 21, 2023

This is getting a little embarrassing, and it feels a little bit like the 2017 Cleveland Browns.

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Jun 21, 2023

It's pretty rich to me that Jim Jordan is 400-plus days into being in violation of his own subpoena.

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Jun 21, 2023

It's about the client that the Law Firm of Insurrection, LLP, Chaired by Jim Jordan, represents: That's Donald Trump.

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Jun 21, 2023

Thank you, Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell, and Members of the subcommittee, for your dedication to growing our Nation's cybersecurity talent pipeline.

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Jun 21, 2023

So I think that being able to communicate that to employers and speaking in their language, saying, you will see the return on your investment by making some of these changes and taking a skilled-based approach to hiring, can go a long way…

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Jun 21, 2023

In addition, will Secretary Mayorkas be freely appearing before the House Judiciary Committee any time soon?

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Jun 21, 2023

I think we've had some great testimony here today. But it's not, you know, it's not just--we can't solve it here alone on the Federal level.

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Jun 21, 2023

I think we understand this issue and want to know from you all what we can do together--together inside the Congress and together outside with stakeholders.

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Jun 21, 2023

impeaching President Biden, which I think is just thoroughly ridiculous

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Jun 21, 2023

I actually think, the gratitude of most of my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, for what law enforcement does every day.

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Jun 21, 2023

This is not a House floor proceeding. This is a partners meeting of Insurrection, LLC. I ask them to tell me where Adam was wrong. He said at the first impeachment: Can we be confident that Donald Trump will not continue to try to cheat…

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Jun 21, 2023

So we've got our work cut out for us. As I said, the good news here is there's no partisan excuse.

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Jun 21, 2023

The way I see it, you all are working very hard to take down the bad guys.

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Jun 21, 2023

Will the department ever, in your mind--has it ever in the past, will it ever in the future, pierce grand jury secrecy in any investigation because a Republican or a Democrat asks?

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Jun 21, 2023

the request for that volume of potential documents is ridiculous--talk about unduly burdensome

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Jun 21, 2023

We were promised that the crime of the century was coming from John Durham, and then we learned that John Durham took two cases to trial, and he lost both of them.

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Jun 20, 2023

I want to just start by thanking you for your many years of service to our country as a Federal prosecutor.

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Jun 20, 2023

You had all the power in the world to indict anyone that you had evidence to indict, and you were never blocked from doing it.

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Jun 20, 2023

In our investigation we saw strong evidence of collusion.

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Jun 20, 2023

You agree that Russia interfered in the 2016 election?

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Jun 20, 2023

President Biden, through the Attorney General, could have had you removed, fired, is that right?

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Jun 20, 2023

You agree Special Counsel Mueller charged dozens of individuals and you indicated three, is that correct?

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