“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
Frankly, I think that the victims and the public is entitled to hear any interim step we can take, however minor.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for transparency about interim safety measures after an accident.

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