“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 12, 2024
This is a reductive approach that fails to recognize transit's role as a public service.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Norton criticizes the narrow focus on costs in transit discussions.

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