“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 10, 2013
It is indeed clear that something is wrong with our democracy when a couple of deep-pocketed individuals can stall action for this long.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia
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Johnson highlights the issue of wealthy individuals delaying democratic processes.

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