“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 recordJuly 16, 2013
The burden cannot be on those citizens whose rights were or will be violated. It is the duty and the responsibility of Congress to restore the life and soul of the Voting Rights Act.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois
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Calling on Congress to take action on voting rights.

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