“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 3, 2009
One of the tools that we have in our national security strategy box is supporting the 3-D strategy: National security is defense, diplomacy, and development.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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Advocates for a comprehensive approach to national security including diplomacy.

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