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July 15, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) introduced the No Student Loan Interest Act to help address the nation's growing student debt crisis and ensure that all students have a fair shot at paying off their loan balance without accumulating interest charges.


June 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a new report which found representatives of at least 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump Organization properties, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) reintroduced the Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act today.


June 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray regarding President Trump's comments on accepting information from a foreign government.


June 13, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) called Thursday for the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump:

"President Trump's admission yesterday that he would listen to and potentially take a foreign power's offer of ‘dirt' on a political opponent rather than report it to the FBI is a brazen disregard for our rule of law, a betrayal of our nation, and an invitation to our adversaries to attack us once again," said Swalwell, a member of the House Judiciary Committee. "We must stop this lawless President from tearing down our democracy."


June 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) is an original co-sponsor of the new bipartisan Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory Jobs Apprenticeships for Complete and Committed Employment of Specialized Skills (ACCESS) ACT, announced today.


June 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Swalwell (CA-15) introduced a robust package of education bills to alleviate many of the challenges borrowers encounter within our student loan system. The five-bill legislative package offers federal student loan relief to public servants and teachers, increases access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, doubles the student loan interest deduction for individuals and provides yearly updated information to student borrowers on their loan repayment options so they can pick plans that work for them.


May 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, introduced the Freedom from Assault Weapons Act, to ban assault weapons and require the government to buy them back, removing them once and for all from American communities.

"Weapons of war have no place in our communities," said Swalwell. "They are designed to cause the most loss of life in the shortest amount of time, something we've seen over and over from our children's schools to every faith's house of worship.


May 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Corporate Duty to Report Act of 2019, which would require companies to disclose to the government when a foreign person, country, or organization attempts to subvert our election once again with political ads.


May 10, 2019

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the No President Is Above the Law Act, which would pause the statute of limitations for any federal offense committed by a sitting president, whether it was committed before or during the president's term of office. This legislation would ensure that presidents can be held accountable for criminal conduct just like every other American and not use the presidency to avoid legal consequences.


May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) called for an impeachment inquiry concerning U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

"Attorney General William Barr has proved himself unworthy of the mantle of America's top law enforcement officer, choosing to act as the President's lawyer instead of ours, and he cannot be allowed to continue in this role," said Swalwell, a member of the House Judiciary Committee. "His public prejudgment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation should have precluded his confirmation; once confirmed, he should have recused himself."