“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 24, 2016
We are working to stop and ban the use of torture, because it does not serve our national interests.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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McCollum advocates against the use of torture in military practices.

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