“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 13, 2009
It's important to hear your testimony about automatic versus manual.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Norton highlights the significance of discussing operational practices in Metro.

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