Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Wednesday challenged his Republican colleagues to verbally express concern for black lives — and some of them did. At a House Judiciary hearing on police reform, Swalwell explained why he supports the Black Lives Matter movement. “Black lives matter. Period,” Swalwell said. “And so I would yield to any of my colleagues on the Republican side who can unequivocally say as we calibrate where we are right now that black lives matter.” “Does the gentleman believe that all lives matter?” Rep.