“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 25, 2019
The President's budget for GLRI is 90 percent below the fiscal year 2019 enacted.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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Editor's note · Context

Criticizing proposed budget cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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