“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 recordMay 23, 2017
The budget you have come before us today to support would endanger the health of millions of Americans, jeopardize the quality of our air and water, and wreak havoc on our economy.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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Editor's note · Context

McCollum criticizes the EPA budget for threatening public health and environmental quality.

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