“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 21, 2019
You cannot take care of a 290 fleet, and therefore we ought to stop building new ships until you can take care of what you have.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Garamendi argues against building new ships without proper maintenance for the existing fleet.

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