“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 5, 2020
The President zeroed that out in his budget proposal, so we will be not following the President's recommendation.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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Editor's note · Context

McCollum discusses funding for urban forestry against the President's budget cuts.

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