ERIC SWALWELL

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.

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.

The power of incumbency cannot be underestimated.

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.

If you say you're going to do something, you better damn well do it.

My back's not big enough for the number of targets on it.

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.

My position has always been that the House of Representatives does not take reservations. It's walk-in only.

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.

A perception of a conflict of interest is jsut as bad as a conflict of interest,

I talked to 5 Ratary Clubs and they all think this stinks. You can't fire the man who is investigating you

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.

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.

Democrats are fighting to make sure that everyone, no matter your background, has a chance to get ahead.

We should trust judges to be independent, investigators to be independent.

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.

I don't think I voted in 2000.

The NRA - they are a paper tiger.

When I was a prosecutor, I got to shoot at the range so I could explain to juries how the firearm worked. You know, to prove intent or to prove that the person didn't accidentally discharge the firearm, I would have to learn everything about the firearm.

Rule of law is based on probable cause.

The differences between Rand Paul and millennials are vast - not just on economics, but on social issues that matter to young people, too.

Don't confuse evidence with a conclusion.

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.

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.

I was raised to believe nobody is above the law - especially not a president.