“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 recordMarch 21, 2023
We need to continue this collaboration, we need the EPA to expedite reductions in pollution from these mobile sources.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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Emphasizing the need for collaboration with the EPA to reduce pollution.

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