“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 7, 2009
You have to understand that you can't expect us to continue to try to protect the Federal Building Fund at the same time that you allow one of your largest tenants to be a decade in arrears.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Norton emphasizes the need for accountability from USDA regarding its rent payments.

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