“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 23, 2025
They’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. They realize that cutting Medicaid is going to be politically fatal, but they are also trying to make these numbers work.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Schatz discusses the political challenges Republicans face regarding Medicaid cuts.

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