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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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Apr 26, 2023

I privately mentioned to him but I'll mention to my other colleagues that John Garamendi and I introduced legislation this week called the Airport Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act, which would prohibit Federal funds from being spent on…

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Apr 25, 2023

You either can help the kids or help the killers.

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Apr 25, 2023

If they are not dying, they are drilling. Every day in America kids are going through traumatizing mass shooter drills.

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Apr 25, 2023

Absolutely. I absolutely condemn any violence, including the violence that is occurring at our southern border using our taxpayer dollars. Absolutely.

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Apr 18, 2023

I am also concerned that the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee invited a witness, when you could have any person who walks this earth as the Chairman of a committee to come in and testify.

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Apr 18, 2023

Do you believe that all of us have a responsibility to elevate our rhetoric and to denounce antisemitism and anti-police rhetoric in this country?

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Apr 18, 2023

So it concerns me that there is this anti-police rhetoric that is happening among some in the MAGA Republican Party

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Apr 18, 2023

That is why I am disturbed about a recent tweet from the former President that says Republicans in Congress should defund the Department of Justice and the FBI.

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Apr 17, 2023

If you commit violence in our skies, you will not fly.

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Mar 28, 2023

What do you think is going to happen? People are going to take up violence against the cops.

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Mar 28, 2023

Their credibility is in a free fall. The attacks on law enforcement continue.

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Mar 28, 2023

He can't talk credibly about witnesses not complying with subpoenas, and that is why he is not here.

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Mar 28, 2023

I would like to enter into the record Jim Jordan's testimony to the January 6th Committee.

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Mar 28, 2023

I hope this side cleared all this with Ms. Foxx because on our side, people would be pretty pissed off if you started going into another committee's jurisdiction knowing that Leg Affairs only has so much bandwidth.

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Mar 28, 2023

Thank you for doing what Jim Jordan wasn't willing to do and show up and be responsive.

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Mar 28, 2023

Why is he asking Alvin Bragg to commit a felony? To help Donald Trump.

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Mar 28, 2023

Chair Jordan is now interfering in an independent criminal prosecution.

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Mar 28, 2023

It is now 321 days since this subpoena was sent to Jim Jordan that he did not comply with.

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Mar 28, 2023

Jim Jordan's Obstruction of Justice Committees that he is overseeing have less credibility today than they did when we convened just three weeks ago.

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Mar 28, 2023

Well, here we are, another partners meeting of Insurrection LLC. That is what this is.

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Mar 22, 2023

I have sent a letter to the SEC with my colleague Brad Sherman asking them as well to look at whether there was a short that took place that was followed by any sort of on-line manipulation of the market.

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Mar 22, 2023

We are still taking an MRI to this to see exactly what happened.

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Mar 22, 2023

Exactly the cogent answer I would expect from a fellow government and politics degree holder from the University of Maryland.

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