Words matter. These are the best Eric Swalwell Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
For years, America has helped protect against terrorist attacks by telling Americans, ‘If you see something, say something.’ The same should go for protecting our elections against foreign interference.
I’ve worked since taking a newspaper route at age 9 and served as a prosecutor, a planning commissioner, a city councilman, and a congressman to pay back some of what my community and nation gave me.
When I got injured, I think I was starting to sense that there was more to the world than just sports. This dream of playing professional soccer probably wasn’t the best track for me.
My dad was a cop.
Why do we not have online voting? There’s a security system in place already – on our cellphones. We already use biometrics to log into our banking. We use it to log into our health records. Why can’t we have online safe and secure voting?
If you say you’re going to do something, you better damn well do it.
Our military shouldn’t be outgunned.
When athletes take a knee during the National Anthem, we must ignore President Trump’s absurd claim that they’re ‘un-American’ and instead understand that it’s very American to peacefully protest systemic injustice.
My mom and dad are Republicans. At least two of my brothers are.
Being the first in my family to go to college, I believe, is my greatest accomplishment. It’s not my accomplishment; it’s my family’s accomplishment.
Donald Trump, for years, had been working with the Russians. He brought people on his campaign who had ties to the Russians.
If people are interested in changing the direction of the country, Iowa is the battleground.
I believe in the promise of America, which is if you work hard, you do better for yourselves, and you dream bigger for kids.
My back’s not big enough for the number of targets on it.
Don’t confuse evidence with a conclusion.
We believe that every child has a right to learn without fear, that every parent has a right to hug their beautiful little babies when they come home from school, and that all of us, we have a right to dance at a concert, laugh at the theater, pray at a synagogue, at a church, and at a mosque.
Only the mob takes the Fifth.
For millions of Americans, federally subsidized student loans and Pell Grants are an important resource for us to get ahead so we can achieve the American dream.
I think having a national system that tracks who owns guns is fine. I don’t think we need to be printing it on the Internet.
One of my goals here in Congress, being the youngest member of the California delegation, is to really try and get the institution to upgrade the way it communicates with its constituents.
The power of incumbency cannot be underestimated.
Americans are at our best when we build bridges between us, not walls around us.
Our rights to live and to love each other, those rights are greater than any other right in the Constitution, period.
Americans feel frustrated, distanced, and disenfranchised from our elected government. We deserve more: a government in which we truly all have a voice.
I love country music. Like, I really, really, really love country music.
For me, there’s nothing more important than serving my constituents and winning the House.
The first half of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, even in redacted form, leaves no room for debate: This president and his campaign eagerly exploited help from Russian agents, despite being aware that Russia was sabotaging our election.
When people of color and their allies say today that Black Lives Matter, the nation must hear and see it through the lens of all that has come before and understand that they speak truth.
My parents worked really hard.
Reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 would prohibit manufacture and sales, but it would not affect weapons already possessed. This would leave millions of assault weapons in our communities for decades to come.
I support an assault weapons ban, and I’ll tell you why. We already have one in California, so I don’t support doing anything above what we do in California.
I support gun safety measures, and I’ll tell you, I grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters, and I went hunting with my dad as a kid, and you know, I have deep respect for the Second Amendment and the culture of our country.
If you’re sick, you should be able to see a doctor. And if you’re seen, you should be able to afford the bill and your medicine without going broke. There is absolutely nothing radical about this.
The best piece of advice I’ve received is find a mentor, but also mentor others. You have two hands, so reach up, look for as many mentors as you can to get where you want to go, but never forget that you have another hand, and you have to reach down and lift others up, too.
Democrats are fighting to make sure that everyone, no matter your background, has a chance to get ahead.
I was raised to believe nobody is above the law – especially not a president.
I don’t think I voted in 2000.
I have great faith that most Americans are law-abiding and care about the rule of law, and if they’re told a weapon is no longer allowed in their community and they would be compensated, they would find a way to do the right thing.
Holding office often requires swearing an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Running for office should include accepting responsibility for this, too, so that our democratic republic’s underpinnings can remain strong for generations to come.
The NRA – they are a paper tiger.
