{"id":1572458,"date":"2022-07-27T00:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T04:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572458"},"modified":"2022-07-27T00:37:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T04:37:20","slug":"fec-rules-on-democratic-rep-eric-swalwells-use-of-campaign-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fec-rules-on-democratic-rep-eric-swalwells-use-of-campaign-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"FEC Rules on Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s Use of Campaign Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffec-rules-on-democratic-rep-eric-swalwells-use-of-campaign-funds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1572458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday announced that it has denied a request by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-eric-swalwell\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> (D-Ca.) to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-campaign-funds\">campaign funds<\/a> to pay for childcare expenses when he travels to support other Democratic campaigns and at the request of foreign governments and entities.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/updates\/fec-approves-advisory-opinion-07-26-22\/\">statement,<\/a>\u00a0the FEC said that it approved a tally vote on Monday, upholding a previous ruling that campaign funds may only be used to pay for overnight childcare expenses when he travels for his own campaign and his spouse is not available to care for their young children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission did not approve a response by the required four affirmative votes as to whether Congressman Swalwell may use campaign funds to pay childcare expenses incurred when he travels for other campaigns or at the request of foreign governments or other entities,\u201d the FEC said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/files\/legal\/aos\/2022-07\/2022-07.pdf\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell for Congress counsel Rebecca J. Olson on May 26 made the request, saying the congressman often travels to help other Democrats get elected and at the invitation of foreign governments and entities.<\/p>\n<p>Olsen noted that Swalwell received \u201cmany invitations\u201d from foreign governments and entities due to his \u201cwell-known status\u201d as a congressman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo provide for care for the children, on some occasions the Swalwell family have enlisted the support of a night nanny, when both are unavailable to care for the children,\u201d\u00a0Olsen told the FEC in a letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/files\/legal\/aos\/2022-07\/202207R_1.pdf\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>She therefore asked if Swalwell\u2019s campaign could pay for a night nanny to care for their three young children,\u00a0who are \u201call still in diapers,\u201d when they travel abroad at the invitation of foreign governments and when campaigning for other Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Olsen said that Swalwell, as both a congressman and candidate for reelection, was\u00a0a \u201cprolific fundraiser for other democratic candidates,\u201d which meant that he \u201coften is expected to travel and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday announced that it has denied a request by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Ca.) to use campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses when he travels to support other Democratic campaigns and at the request of foreign governments and entities. 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