“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 recordFebruary 25, 2014
If I don't have to deal with sexual assault and I can continue going on with what my mission is, to make the unit ready... they would like to do that.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono discusses commanders' reluctance to address sexual assault due to mission focus.

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