Swalwell: Funding Bill Wasn’t Better than Original, But I Wanted to Avoid Shutdown

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Posted on 12/21/2024 7:31:48 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that the government funding bill that passed the House wasn’t an improvement on the original bill, but his goal was ensuring there wasn’t a shutdown.

Host Sara Sidner asked, [relevant exchange begins around 5:30] “Do you think it was better than the original?”

Swalwell answered, “No, but my prerogative was to make sure that the hard-working employee who serves our veterans or keeps our airports safe with the TSA or is monitoring air traffic as an air traffic controller, that they get paid for the work that they do. This wasn’t perfect. This was completely unnecessary, Sara.”

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