“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 recordDecember 20, 2011
I was unavoidably detained and was unable to record my vote for rollcall Nos. 944-949. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall No. 944: ``no''--On Ordering the Previous Question; rollcall No. 945: ``no''--On Agreeing to the Resolution; rollcall No. 946: ``no''--On Agreeing to the Resolution; rollcall No. 947: ``no''--Motion to Table; rollcall No. 948: ``yes''--Motion to Instruct; rollcall No. 949: ``no''-- H. Res. 501. ____________________
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