“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 recordMay 14, 2019
We've even seen an increase in white working class men, whose longevity has taken a bit of a dive.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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She discusses disparities in longevity among different demographic groups.

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