Rep. Eric SwalwellVerified account

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Husband. Papa to Nelson & Cricket. CA Congressman. Sr. Dem for on Intel Cmte. You work hard, that should still mean something in America.

East Bay, CA & DC (CA-15)
swalwell.house.gov
Joined November 2012
Born November 16, 1980
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  1. 3 hours ago

    Mexico is not paying for the wall. But 800,000 federal workers and people counting on their services will pay for it. They’ll for it with lost wages and added stress caused by the . And that ain’t right.

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    9 hours ago

    Just in time for here’s Ep. 2 of my “Rock and Politics” Show on Immigration! Features songs by Coldplay, Springsteen, Rise Against and more...

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    19 hours ago

    House Intelligence Committee member Eric Swalwell: "Donald Trump is going to be defeated in 2020"

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  4. 19 hours ago

    “The government is shutdown” — what does it mean? A mom standing guard on the border won’t get her paycheck. A family ready to open the door to their first home will find it locked. & a small business owner will lose his first big government contract. This is real.

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  5. 21 hours ago

    “Hey bud, happy holidays. I know we never talk politics, but I don’t think I’ve ever been this concerned for our national security as I am with the resignation of General Mattis.” *From a Marine I grew up with.

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  6. 22 hours ago

    Who’s living paycheck to paycheck? A lot of our neighbors, friends, and family. 58% of us to be exact. And if that’s your grind, a completely avoidable government shutdown is the last thing you need.

    Tonight, I asked Scott Perry (R-Pa.) about effect of fed employees being furloughed. He argued it had no real impact since employees eventually get paid back. "Who’s living that they’re not going to make it to the next paycheck?"
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    Dec 21

    I have a bunch of ideas for how to spend $5 BILLION and a wall aint one.

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  8. Dec 21

    You’re a child. This isn’t hot potato. This is people’s lives. Their small business loan. Their first home loan. Their paycheck and dignity at Christmas. You were given options to secure the border and avoid a shutdown. You chose chaos. Grow up and lead.

    The Democrats now own the shutdown!
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  9. Dec 21

    GOP voted to give $5 billion for a . That’s a waste. We should invest that money to tear down walls. Let’s use it to build modern schools and pay teachers what they’re worth so every kid — regardless of where they live — has a chance to learn and dream big.

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  10. Dec 21

    25th Amendment?

    Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you!
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    Dec 20

    With James Mattis quitting, says the only "adults in the room" remaining in the Trump administration are Stephen Miller and Kellyanne Conway, adding "that should terrify everyone." Swalwell notes: "We do have an executive branch in crisis."

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    Dec 20

    . , talking to and I in Des Moines, said he worries about what Mattis' departure means for the state of the WH. “Is it just Stephen Miller and Donald Trump (making decisions)? That’s terrifying if that’s the case," he said.

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  13. Dec 19

    1) I hope this is true. Brave soldiers died for this campaign. BUT >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) If it’s not true & you’re doing this to stuff Putin’s Xmas stocking... We.Will.Find.Out January 3 is 15 days away

    We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.
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  14. Dec 19

    *My remarks start at 35:00 in

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  15. Dec 19

    Sometimes, we learn more from our setbacks than our successes. That was my message to grads as commencement speaker. Before I was elected to anything I was arrested, lost a D1 scholarship, and rejected from the first office I sought. Watch at:

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  16. Dec 19

    *If we had the interpreter’s notes from ’s sketchy meeting with Putin we would know if pulling Syria troops was a promise Trump made.

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  17. Dec 19

    I have a lot of questions about abruptly pulling troops out of . Did really do this to help Russia? But here’s the deal, it’s time to finally let Congress debate an updated Authorization of Use of Military Force (AUMF) for ALL military combat operations

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    Dec 19

    Trump "his family and his political team and his administration" have "denied it or lied" when confronted about "contact with Russians" "I think it's consciousness of guilt" -

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  19. Dec 19

    Does someone want to tell him?

    Oh my! Did the Clinton Foundation finally get shut down for selling govt favors to the Russians and anyone else with a checkbook?
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  20. Dec 18

    Turns out there was a presidential candidate running a corrupt “charity” foundation. Good thing it was dissolved today.

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