Swalwell on shutdown possibility: 'I don't want to be a co-signee to this tyranny'

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) in a Monday interview explained why he didn’t think Democrats should back the GOP funding measure that would prevent a government shutdown Wednesday, saying he did not “want to be a co-signee to this tyranny” from the government.

“Why would we want to continue to be, you know, co-signees on this madness that is hurting our friends and neighbors and making us look less and less like America?” Swalwell told CNN’s Kate Bolduan on “CNN News Central.”

“This is a Republican-run government. They have the White House, the House and the Senate. They’ve had plenty of months to put forward legislation where they could work with us to get this passed. They waited till the very last minute,” he added. “Donald Trump set a meeting, canceled a meeting, reset a meeting. This is entirely on them. And as I said, I don’t want to be a co-signee to this tyranny.”

The House has approved a funding measure that would keep the government open through much of November. That bill will need 60 votes in the Senate to be approved, which would require at least seven Democrats to back it if every Republican voted for it.

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