Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement Wednesday: "Today, I not only voted for the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, I voted for our national security, for our election's integrity, and for our Constitution's sanctity. "Donald Trump is using the presidency to put his personal gain over our national interests. He is using our taxpayer dollars and foreign interference to cheat the next election. In our investigation, no critical fact has been in serious dispute. "I came to Congress to fight for those living in California's 15th District. Bringing down the cost of living, ending gun violence, and lessening the burden of student loan debt remain my top priorities, but I could not sit idly by and watch a president ignore our laws and Constitution. "Our Founders did not leave us helpless to an abusive president. The people of kingdoms and dictatorships may be helpful to such abuses, but we citizens of a democracy have the remedy of impeachment. "President Trump is on a constitutional crime spree. But we have proof -- through our investigation -- that courage can stop his corruption. The courage of public servant patriots to come forward got Ukraine the aid the president was withholding. Our standing up to the president's ongoing abuses of power is our only hope for protecting our national security, elections, and Constitution."

Dear Speaker Pelosi: We write to express our concerns regarding the 2017 Republican tax law's $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT) and urge you to bring H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, to the House floor for a vote before the end of this year. The SALT cap is terrible tax policy: it upends a long tradition of fiscal federalism; it erodes incentives for home ownership and charitable contributions; it seeks to punish and defund state and local governments that pursue progressive policies, and it imposes a significant marriage penalty. Furthermore, the impact of this tax hike has not been random. It was deliberately aimed at districts like ours, where voters have chosen to fund with their taxes better schools, health care, transit, parks, and social services. Many of us earned the trust of voters last year because we promised to do everything in our power to restore the SALT deduction. The Democratic House majority would be far smaller and possibly non-existent if not for the promise we made. It is time to keep that promise. H.R. 5377 offers a balanced, fiscally responsible way to do so. The bill would eliminate the marriage penalty this year and eliminate the SALT deduction cap altogether in 2020 and 2021, paid for by restoring the top marginal income tax rate from 37 to 39.6 percent. This rate increase would only affect taxpayers with incomes approaching a half million dollars per year and above. Finally, the bill would underscore the important contributions of critical state and local government employees: teachers and first responders. It would double the existing above-the-line deduction for teachers' out-of-pocket classroom expenses, from $250 to $500. It would also establish a $500 above-the-line deduction for the unreimbursed out-of-pocket work expenses of professional first responders. The bill is fully paid for. It has long been accepted in America that we do not tax the same income twice -- national taxation must not crowd out the taxes needed to support critical state and local functions. That principle was first stated in the Federalist Papers. As long as there has been a federal income tax, Congress has enabled Americans to deduct the contributions we make to state and local governments from income subject to federal taxation. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act thus scrapped more than a century of precedent, without so much as a hearing to consider the effects. The impact on our districts has been devastating, particularly on seniors who own homes and live on fixed income. The combination of capping SALT at $10,000 and the elevation of the standard deduction also removes most of the federal tax incentives for homeownership and for making charitable contributions. Homeownership is one of the most important ways for middle-class American families to build wealth, and millions of our constituent families will lose ground as a result. We are likewise hearing grave concerns from our districts' charitable organizations that depend on local, small-dollar donations. Churches, food pantries, youth organizations, animal welfare organizations, and many other worthy groups are experiencing sharp drops in donations. Our constituents are rightly demanding change, and we intend to deliver it. We urge a vote on this important legislation.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary and of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Friday: "Today, I voted to send articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives that will hold President Donald Trump accountable for his ongoing abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Fortunately, America's Founders did not leave the people helpless to an executive's abuses. Our Constitution provides the power of impeachment and removal. President Trump is on a constitutional crime spree, jeopardizing our national security and the integrity of our elections. We have no choice but to act. "No critical fact in this investigation is in dispute. And this case is no longer about what the president did. We know what Donald Trump did; he admitted it. As these articles move to the full House of Representatives, this is now about what we must do to protect our national security and our elections."