“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 recordMay 4, 2009
Yes, I wish you would because we would like to get ahead of it in case----
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Norton requests timely information to prevent future issues.

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