“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 Trump Administration's Fiscal Year 2018 budget abandons EPA's responsibilities to the American people by proposing a $2.4 billion cut, a 30 percent cut.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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McCollum highlights significant budget cuts to the EPA under the Trump Administration.

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