“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 recordNovember 16, 2021
Now is not the time.
Said by
Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Kevin McCarthy explains why the 13 Republicans who supported the infrastructure bill will not be punished by the party.

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