“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 recordJuly 20, 2021
The bottom line is that America can't afford the Democrats' partisan plan.
Said by
Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California
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Editor's note · Context

McCarthy criticizes the cost of the Democrats' environmental plan.

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