“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 recordMay 7, 2012
The constitutionality of my provision is what it says in the Constitution, that important government officers should be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Frank defends the constitutional basis for appointing important government officers.

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