Eric Swalwell: The Message I Have Received from Americans Is that They Want Dems ‘To Be a Wrecking Ball for Them’

JANSING And joining us ░░░░░░░░ the newly reelected Democratic ░░░░░░░░ from California Eric Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ s good to see ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Swalwell Good to ░░░░░░░░ you Thanks Chris JANSING ░░░░░░░░ of course you guys ░░░░░░░░ Democrats could still take ░░░░░░░░ practically It s a ░░░░░░░░ shot probably at best ░░░░░░░░ I wonder what you ░░░░░░░░ the realistic chances are ░░░░░░░░ our conversation s already ░░░░░░░░ I know you guys ░░░░░░░░ got back but how ░░░░░░░░ we turn this into ░░░░░░░░ better in 26 Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ we re still working ░░░░░░░░ now to cure ballots ░░░░░░░░ are deficient by local ░░░░░░░░ And so my staff ░░░░░░░░ my team are doing ░░░░░░░░ And I encourage anyone ░░░░░░░░ is anxious about the ░░░░░░░░ of the House look ░░░░░░░░ how you can do ░░░░░░░░ right now But yes ░░░░░░░░ it is a thin ░░░░░░░░ for the Republicans we ░░░░░░░░ the experience of Hakeem ░░░░░░░░ unifying Democrats to effectively ░░░░░░░░ the majority party Every ░░░░░░░░ of consequence in the ░░░░░░░░ Congress the majority of ░░░░░░░░ votes came from Democrats ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ unified And you know ░░░░░░░░ message I ve received ░░░░░░░░ the American people is ░░░░░░░░ want us to be ░░░░░░░░ wrecking ball for them ░░░░░░░░ anything that stands in ░░░░░░░░ way of their hard ░░░░░░░░ adding up to economic ░░░░░░░░ for them So if ░░░░░░░░ can work with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ be that wrecking ball ░░░░░░░░ know we re going ░░░░░░░░ stand ready to do ░░░░░░░░ JANSING What do you ░░░░░░░░ the likelihood of that ░░░░░░░░ given the overwhelming mandate ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump got Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ So in the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives it s the ░░░░░░░░ reflective form of government ░░░░░░░░ America And in that ░░░░░░░░ as you ve seen ░░░░░░░░ re almost deadlocked And ░░░░░░░░ if Republicans want to ░░░░░░░░ with us you know ░░░░░░░░ make sure that women ░░░░░░░░ a right to make ░░░░░░░░ decision about their own ░░░░░░░░ we re there And ░░░░░░░░ out of nine states ░░░░░░░░ that was on the ░░░░░░░░ it passed in this ░░░░░░░░ election We always want ░░░░░░░░ keep the government open ░░░░░░░░ think that is the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ ll do that On ░░░░░░░░ if we can find ░░░░░░░░ way to get rid ░░░░░░░░ the most violent offenders ░░░░░░░░ also address the workforce ░░░░░░░░ in America where the ░░░░░░░░ of our groceries the ░░░░░░░░ of hospitality the cost ░░░░░░░░ restaurants and taking your ░░░░░░░░ there go up because ░░░░░░░░ a workforce crisis and ░░░░░░░░ we need more legal ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ ready to do that ░░░░░░░░ I see ways where ░░░░░░░░ can collaborate But if ░░░░░░░░ president misinterprets where the ░░░░░░░░ people are on these ░░░░░░░░ we will be guardians ░░░░░░░░ I said of so ░░░░░░░░ of these rights.”