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Eric Swalwell: “Libraries are always the first. That's the first cut that…”

Featuring: Eric Swalwell, Democratic | U.S. House California, 14th Congressional District

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Sacramento Town Hall with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 31:28

And so that was the first commission that I was able to be appointed to as a council member in the county and to make sure that we were expanding the hours of operation because Libraries are always the first. That's the first cut that cities end up making. When they have to roll back, they'll roll back library hours. And so I just know as a parent, as I said of an 8 year old, 7 year old, … (31:28–31:34)

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Claims that library funding is often the first to be cut by cities.

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