“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 recordAugust 1, 2012
For me it is not a discussion about 1,200 jobs; it is a discussion about 1,200 people, 1,200 careers, 1,200 families who can't survive on minimum wage.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Mica emphasizes the human impact of job losses rather than just numbers.

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