“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 recordNovember 15, 2023
And that includes instances where your infrastructure and facilities are destroyed during a natural disaster. There's a plan B?
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Mazie K. Hirono
Hawaii
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Senator Hirono asks about contingency plans for destroyed VA facilities.

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