“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
Would the partners have an objection to an independent study? The silence is deafening.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Norton questions the lack of response regarding an independent study.

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