“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 recordJune 7, 2017
Mr. Readler, the Trump administration has reportedly issued an order instructing agencies to refuse to respond to Democratic Congressional inquiries or information requests. Is that correct?
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia
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Johnson questions Readler about an order from the Trump administration on inquiries.

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