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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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Feb 4, 2022

There is a real effort right now for the Republicans to rig the upcoming election, to limit access to the ballot box, put barriers in place and then if they were to achieve the majority, completely shut down the January 6th Commission.

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Feb 4, 2022

It shows how much work they have put in with nearly 700 witnesses, 60,000 documents. It’s a submarine mission right now and it’s frustrating to your viewers because they haven’t seen everything.

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Feb 4, 2022

They voted down 350 million in new police funding that they continue to dishonor the police. They vote against the Gold Medals for the police officers who served that day.

msnbc.com
Feb 4, 2022

He would really do a service to his country if he just come forward and tell us what he saw under oath so that we can have a complete picture of what happened that day.

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Feb 1, 2022

But the statute does allow for you to mandate not allowing whole milk in schools for breakfast or lunch. Is that correct?

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Feb 1, 2022

You are promoting it and I get that and I appreciate that, but you are not mandating it because the statute doesn't allow for you to mandate that? Is that correct?

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Feb 1, 2022

It seems to me, based on the exchange we are having today, that the inconsistency can be addressed here in this Committee, and that is something that you would be okay with?

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Jan 31, 2022

We need to make them answer these questions. I think that what you will see is that one party prefers voting, and one party prefers violence.

msnbc.com
Jan 31, 2022

Yes. We ask for it, Lawrence. And he did not come in. He did not provide any statements. That would have been a gift to show his criminal intent.

msnbc.com
Jan 24, 2022

Will they choose violence or voting? Will they choose fraud or facts? Or will they choose chaos and the constitution?

msnbc.com
Jan 24, 2022

If we don't bring this in a way that the American people understand, that there's a party that prefers law and order and there's a party that wants chaos, we are going to miss a real opportunity with so much at stake for our democracy.

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Jan 17, 2022

I have -- we have a plan to win them.

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Jan 17, 2022

Donald Trump didn`t go into the Capitol, but he certainly incited the mob and aimed the mob and told them to go to the Capitol.

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Jan 17, 2022

This is the greatest crime ever in America where members of Congress were witnesses.

msnbc.com
Jan 17, 2022

Do you want to be on the side of the seditionists, or do you want to be on the side of helping your country understand what happened at this greatest domestic crime that`s ever occurred at our Capitol?

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Jan 17, 2022

They will never peacefully concede power again.

msnbc.com
Jan 11, 2022

It is very evident from the tribute today across the aisle, and across California, that we grieve Coach Madden's loss, but we have all tremendously benefited as a country because he so humbly coached, and because when he interacted with…

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Jan 11, 2022

Yes, of course. And I was the only Giants fan in an all-A's household, the only 49ers fan in an all-Raiders household, and the only Democrat in an all-Republican household, so outnumbered in every way. But my mom and dad loved John Madden…

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Jan 11, 2022

I thank my friend from Illinois for that very personal tribute. I grew up the only 49ers fan in an all-Raiders household, so there is a lot of influence there on me, and rightfully so.

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Jan 9, 2022

He is targeting me, he is targeting Schiff and he is targeting Miss Omar because we're effective, not for any other reason.

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Jan 9, 2022

You are a President, you're not a King and that's what this lawsuit's about.

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Jan 9, 2022

Accountability, Anderson, to show the former President and those who stood with him that day that we are a country of law and order, and when you lose an election, you can see you don't use violence, you don't use violent rhetoric, you…

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Jan 9, 2022

When you incite and aim a mob, you are held accountable and this President did not do that in his official capacity as President.

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Jan 9, 2022

This is about accountability, and for too long, accountability has been a stranger that Donald Trump has never encountered.

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Jan 9, 2022

We believe today that we presented enough facts to show that Donald Trump incited and aimed a mob -- a violent mob at the Capitol and that that is well outside the bounds of presidential immunity.

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