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Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally:

In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns."

By Julianna Rennie• April 22, 2019

RevolutionRadio.org stated on May 07, 2018 in a headline:

"Democrats go full tyranny: now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans ... at gunpoint, of course."

By Amy Sherman• May 10, 2018

Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing charges after “lying” to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2023

Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet:

"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."

By Manuela Tobias• November 15, 2018

Eric Swalwell stated on June 09, 2024 in a post on X:

Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2024

Eric Swalwell stated on May 08, 2019 in posted on Twitter:

"The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country."

By Shefali Luthra• May 13, 2019

Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X:

"Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country."

By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2025

Joe Gruters stated on November 06, 2019 in a Tampa Bay Times forum:

"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."

By Amy Sherman• November 8, 2019

Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows a fight breaking out in a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 8, 2023

Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2019 in a re-election campaign ad:

Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."

By Miriam Valverde• August 1, 2019

Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech:

“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”

By Eric Litke• March 23, 2021

Catherine Glenn Foster stated on July 14, 2022 in a congressional hearing:

"If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 15, 2022

Lauren Boebert stated on July 11, 2022 in a podcast:

U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 13, 2022

Greg Abbott stated on September 07, 2021 in a press conference:

The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.”

By Amy Sherman• September 9, 2021

Eric Greitens stated on August 11, 2016 in an interview on Fox & Friends:

"We had the Democratic Governors Association and the Obama political machine come into a Republican primary to try and rig the election by spending $1 million against me in the last couple of days."

By Ellen Cagle• September 21, 2016

David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview:

When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.

By Robert Farley• June 22, 2011

Eric Holcomb stated on October 24, 2017 in a campaign ad:

"We’re growing union jobs faster than Illinois."

By Matt Dietrich• November 3, 2017

Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.:

Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."

By Nancy Madsen• April 28, 2014

Wayne Powell stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.:

Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid.

By Nancy Madsen• October 4, 2012

Roy Cooper stated on July 28, 2017 in in a newsletter:

Last year, Democrats won nearly 50% of the vote, yet they hold only 38% of the seats in the state House and 30% of the seats in the state Senate.

By Paul Specht• August 9, 2017

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