“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
So many of the people--probably, I am sure, most of the people--that are living near poverty and relying just on their Social Security are women.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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Schakowsky points out that many women depend on Social Security in poverty.

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