“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 the pecuniary interest is really the most objective way that you can define a conflict.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono emphasizes the importance of pecuniary interests in defining conflicts of interest.

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