“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 recordOctober 11, 2011
The proposal we are examining today was laid out by President Obama in his American Jobs Act.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono discusses President Obama's infrastructure proposal and its significance.

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