“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 recordFebruary 22, 2025
You can't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk basically rob us of our democracy and disrespect the Constitution.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts
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McGovern calls for action to protect democracy from perceived threats.

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