“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 recordMarch 20, 2012
all politics is local, but I really appreciate you being here. This is how we express ourselves in a democracy, so the arts are important to our democracy.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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Stresses the importance of arts in democracy and local support.

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