“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 recordMarch 7, 2023
I feel strongly that climate change is an important issue that needs to be addressed by elected people.
Said by
Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Powell acknowledges the importance of climate change but insists it's not the Fed's responsibility.

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