“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 recordMarch 14, 2025
I urge my colleagues to vote no on this amendment. We can't afford the Washington business as usual that gave us $36 trillion of debt. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
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