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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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Dec 5, 2017

If he's talking to his father and they're trying to get their stories straight, that's not recognized as a privilege.

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Nov 13, 2017

But you would agree, today, it should be answered differently.

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Nov 13, 2017

Once and for all, can we answer the question?

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Nov 13, 2017

We must all remember our common responsibility to prevent that kind of abuse from happening again.

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Nov 13, 2017

I cannot overemphasize the danger this perspective poses to our Republic.

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Nov 7, 2017

We're updating the foreign surveillance act and our ability to surveil individuals overseas. And I thought this was a great opportunity to take lessons learned from what Russia did and also from the government response as Russia was…

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Nov 7, 2017

He should be worried, yes, Anderson. If he were the only one who had gone to Moscow during the campaign and had talked to the Russian ambassador during the transition period and promised that sanctions were going to go away, maybe you…

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Oct 31, 2017

Politicians are not doctors. Some may be, but most are not, and our job here is to be politicians, not doctors.

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Oct 31, 2017

The bill violates the Constitution and is gross political interference in the practice of medicine.

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Oct 31, 2017

Safe, legal abortion is a necessary component of women's healthcare.

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Oct 31, 2017

It is unconstitutional because it bans almost all abortions starting at approximately 5 and a half to 6 weeks of pregnancy.

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Oct 31, 2017

H.R. 490 is also unconstitutional because it fails to make any exception for women's health.

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Oct 19, 2017

So understanding his knowledge and their intent is essential.

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Oct 19, 2017

The key is understanding then candidate Trump's knowledge. And John, you know, any father-son relationship are always complicated. But if you believe that Donald Trump dictated to Don Jr., what his statement would be after the meeting…

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Oct 19, 2017

It's highly significant to the question of whether any U.S. persons worked with the Russians. It's not disputed. There's been no evidence to counter the proposition that Russia attacked our democracy. That's settled.

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Oct 19, 2017

The fact of the matter is, the president of the United States has attacked this congresswoman, Jemele Hill and Colin Kaepernick with more voracity and more vigor than he's attacked white supremacists.

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Oct 2, 2017

I don't understand this gun agenda. This is not about the Second Amendment.

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Oct 2, 2017

We've blocked reasonable debate for too long.

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Sep 25, 2017

The best way to Russian swords for the next election is disunity.

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Sep 25, 2017

Many of them were communicating with Russians during the peak time of Russian interference.

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Sep 25, 2017

I hope that he has the same sense for country and duty to get to the bottom of this as we do. And I hope he'll be forthcoming with that.

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Sep 25, 2017

Following the money is a time-tested principle. And I hope that's what they're doing here.

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Sep 25, 2017

I don't think any investigation in Congress or a criminal would be complete without looking at the president's taxes and the taxes of other individuals who had financial dealings with Russia.

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Sep 17, 2017

And so time to just be straight with the American people and we would get to the bottom of this much faster.

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