“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 recordApril 3, 2019
thank you for your--for enlightening us and telling us about the problem so that we can move forward with a solution.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Garamendi acknowledges military families for sharing their issues to help find solutions.

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