“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“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.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordApril 22, 2025
Dick Durbin has always fought the good fight on behalf of working families, and his integrity shines through in everything he does.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Obama expresses pride in Durbin's commitment to working families and integrity.

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