Eric Swalwell

Do you think that it would help you recruit, attract, and retain these bright scientists if we were able to make them eligible for the public student loan forgiveness program?

My experience--and maybe you could tell me if it's different at Argonne or other national laboratories--is that these scientists are, you know, for all intents and purposes, they are committed to serving our government.

One challenge that I have come across talking to our lab employees at home is that because the labs are operated as government-owned, contractor-operated, these scientists who have made six-digit investments in their future with the…

It just--it seems to evolve faster than we can stay pace with it, whether it's hacks or breaches...

That is right. We were sent here to do our job, to be problem solvers and really be voices, I think, for all generations of Americans, but especially this generation which is the largest generation America has ever known. It is the most…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for participating in this. I invite anyone at home to follow along, follow the conversation at #futureforum. Engage with these Members and others. I yield to the gentleman from New York. Any parting…

I don't know if the gentleman from New York heard, but in 2012, the New York Fed reported that for the first time in a decade, 30-year-old student borrowers were less likely to take out a home mortgage than other young people. Are you…

Well, I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for joining us. I hope to see her back.

Here on the floor any Californian would be nervous when he or she is outnumbered by Floridians. We are joined by the gentleman from Florida who represents West Palm Beach, Jupiter/Martin County area. What are you hearing in your district…

I am glad this reunion happened. You inspire us to continue going forward. I want to ask the gentleman from New York--I have been to Manhattan. It reminds me a lot--Manhattan and Brooklyn and Queens and Harlem-- reminds me a lot of what we…

I am wondering, especially for our pioneers here tonight, if it would surprise you to hear that, since 2004, when you started this effort, student loan debt has increased from $346 million collectively for the country to the $1.2 trillion…

Reclaiming my time, I don't know if either Mr. Ryan or Mr. Jeffries has heard constituent casework like this, but we have constituents in our district who are having their Social Security checks garnished because of student loan debt. So I…

We talk a lot about the next generation, and Congressman Ryan and I were talking about how this affects millennials--and I invite my colleague from New York (Mr. Jeffries) to take the other podium. I don't know if you have heard this in…

I have the privilege of having both of you on the floor now, and you can see it is the 10-year reunion of the 30-Somethings. The two of you really charted the path forward for us to do this as the Future Forum. We are now joined by the…

Congressman Ryan, one of my favorite things to do in the spirit of what you and Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz did is you went out and engaged people in new, inventive ways. We do what is called a word cloud. We go to these townhalls, and…

So, in your district, say Youngstown, or my district, Cal State, East Bay, what I have found talking to young people, when we talk about this renewable economy and young people hear that, we are actually in this Congress, under Republican…

Again, I appreciate you being with us today, Congressman Veasey of Texas. You are right. It is about solutions and who is acting. I think we all would welcome the bipartisan approach to this. But right now the silence is deafening, and it…

Congressman Veasey, part of what the Future Forum has tried to express across the country to young people has been, first, our members, we understand you, we hear you, because we know the struggle you have gone through. Personally, I have…

This was a tragedy. And to me, it seems like it's inherently dangerous work when you're dealing with mines.

And just to clear the record and clear Brazil, it is neither a Third-World country or a dictatorship.

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for leading on this issue. It must be throwback Thursday, because just yesterday the South Carolina State House voted to take down the Confederate flag. However, today our House Republican colleagues…

I think that's the President's frustration is that we have an opportunity to lead the future, and that future would be better for us economically.

In California, you know, we don't really have the choice of having a debate about whether or not we believe that climate change is occurring.

Thank you for what you're doing and hopefully we can do the right thing here and better fund your initiatives.

I know every Member up here has thousands of people in their district who go to bed on their knees praying that people like you will make discoveries that will make them or their relatives live healthier lives.