“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 recordMarch 23, 2015
you want crisis, believe it or not, because that is the only way Congress pays attention to anything anymore.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California
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Farr critiques Congress's focus on crises rather than long-term planning.

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