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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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May 11, 2021

They would have been in the Senate chamber, and they would have murdered senators.

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May 11, 2021

It’s very disheartening.

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May 11, 2021

God bless that officer who saved so many lives as a murderous mob tried to storm the chamber.

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Apr 30, 2021

ahem, perhaps you should have voted for it if you wanted to take credit for it and try to convince your constituents they’re getting it because of you. They’re getting it despite your best efforts.

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Apr 29, 2021

And if you believe that the principal Donald Trump is okay with this and his Justice Department is going to look the other way, well, why not continue to engage with the Ukrainians and the Russians to smear and clear an ambassador who is…

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Apr 29, 2021

Well, thank you, Lawrence. The shock is just beginning to wear off that Rudy Giuliani would be served a search warrant related to his work for Donald Trump.

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Mar 17, 2021

If they have real concerns about cancel culture, I suggest that their next minority Witness be Colin Kaepernick.

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Mar 16, 2021

I do wish you well and want to work with you to address real issues on the border, humanitarian issues.

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Mar 15, 2021

It was a spectacular failure by the leadership at the Department of Defense, Ari.

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Mar 15, 2021

They`re going to do it again, Ari. They are determined. They did this in `16. They tried to do it in `18. They did it in `20. I`m concerned that, just as we saw that the enemy came from within on January 6 in that attack, that Russia is…

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Mar 11, 2021

Largest electronic trading market in existence

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Mar 10, 2021

I thank Mr. Thompson for this legislation because it takes the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people. I have heard from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle about rights. Let's talk about some other…

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Mar 9, 2021

The wrong lessons have been learned in Georgia and Arizona and many other states, right, Nicolle were instead of standing on the honorable decision that those states made by certifying the election for a democratic president. Instead, they…

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Mar 5, 2021

Swalwell is suing under a civil rights law originally passed to try to combat threats from the Klan.

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Mar 5, 2021

False and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft and in direct response to the defendant's express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol.

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Mar 5, 2021

The Capitol attack was a direct unforeseeable consequences of the defendants' false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the defendants' express calls for violence.

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Mar 5, 2021

Congressman Eric Swalwell of California today sued Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot.

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Feb 26, 2021

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 46. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Allred (Davids (KS)) Amodei (Balderson) Banks (Walorski) Boebert (McHenry) Bowman (Clark (MA)) Brown (Mfume)…

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Feb 24, 2021

We absolutely do need changes to the law.

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Feb 24, 2021

I represent a constituency in the San Francisco Bay area with entrepreneurs who want to know that as they seek to have innovative solutions that they are going to have a fair playing field.

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Feb 23, 2021

Last year, Governors reported that they had limited information from the Federal Government about when vaccines would become available.

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Feb 23, 2021

Many of us gathered last evening on the Capitol steps, House Members and Senators. We remembered the 500,000 COVID victims that we have lost.

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Feb 11, 2021

Uncertain what would happen next, I sent a text message to my wife: 'I love you and the babies. Please hug them for me.'

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Feb 10, 2021

If a Democrat presidential candidate had an election rigged and stolen, with proof of such acts at a level never seen before, the Democrat senators would consider it an act of war and fight to the death.

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Feb 10, 2021

On December 19th, at 1:42 in the morning, our commander in chief tweeted, big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there. Will be wild.

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