“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 13, 2023
I think we made it play that the Congress does have the power and the authority to shape the size, determine the size of the Supreme Court.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono asserts Congress's authority over the Supreme Court's structure.

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