“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordOctober 16, 2019
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in its decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
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Sewell discusses the Supreme Court's impact on voting rights.

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