“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 recordJune 9, 2009
But all we want to see is what we can see now. I am not asking to see what you haven't completed yet.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for transparency on current project status.

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