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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 3, 2024

To the extent that these lies and conspiracy theories have been embraced or elevated by Members of this Congress or Committee, shame on them.

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Jun 3, 2024

We have an entire generation that's growing up thinking that their elected officials don't even care to protect them.

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Jun 3, 2024

I just want to get this straight. Mr. Gaetz wants the Attorney General to reopen and publicize evidence from an investigation that a Donald Trump-appointed prosecutor closed against President Biden while, at the same time, Mr. Gaetz…

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Jun 3, 2024

If you believe in States' rights except when a jury in that State convicts your nominee for President, you might be in a cult.

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Jun 3, 2024

He lost the 60 cases plus in courts across the country that rejected his arguments about election fraud.

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Jun 3, 2024

A jury can't hold it against Donald Trump that he did not testify in his own defense in New York, but he promised everyone else in the country that he would.

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Jun 3, 2024

These Republicans don't care what's in the interest of the American people. They just care about getting their favorite felon back in the White House.

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Jun 3, 2024

When leaders embrace misinformation, that's dangerous. When they fail to defend our elections from lies and misinformation, that's dangerous and cowardly.

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May 22, 2024

We are losing more than 100 Americans to gun violence every single day.

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May 22, 2024

What does this mean for parents in America as it relates to whether our kids are going to be sheltering in place and hiding under their desks for the rest of their time at school, if this was to happen?

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May 22, 2024

As Republicans continue to seek freedom from gun regulations, we will continue to seek communities free from gun violence.

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May 22, 2024

The majority says that it stands with law enforcement, so why does it seek to abolish the only law enforcement agency with the capability of tracing crime guns?

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May 22, 2024

I have never heard somebody suggest that we were trying to--that the FBI was trying to assassinate a former President.

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May 22, 2024

Democrats have put forth a range of solutions to prevent gun violence, to support law enforcement, and to solve crimes.

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May 21, 2024

I just fear that at, you know, a child's earliest days in schools that there are going to be two classes created: those who are given access to AI in their classrooms and those who are not.

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May 21, 2024

When you talk to creatives they are not opposed to AI and that is such a basic hot take, which is, oh, they oppose AI.

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May 21, 2024

AI certainly it is the future. There is no ignoring it. There is no putting it back in the bottle.

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May 21, 2024

I think we are at our best as a committee when we are taking on issues like this.

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May 14, 2024

I applaud the DOJ for not giving into political pressure and following the facts where they lead.

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May 14, 2024

As usual, my Republican colleagues on the other side of the aisle are accusing the Democrats of doing all their misconduct that they engage in over and over and over in an effort to normalize it.

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May 14, 2024

It is our duty to call that bias and hidden agendas of the Committee.

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May 14, 2024

I support legislation on the Judiciary Committee that would make assaulting or committing a battery against a law enforcement officer a separate class of crimes.

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May 14, 2024

In this country, no one should be above the law.

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May 14, 2024

This Subcommittee is using its platform to bully American people into believing falsehoods, falsehoods which serve little purpose other than to scare every day Americans, spread confusion, and attempt to reelect Donald Trump.

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