“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 recordMay 21, 2019
What is happening in these counties is you are bringing in national companies, often based 2,000 to 3,000 miles away.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Criticizing FEMA's practice of using distant contractors for local disaster recovery work.

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