“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 recordJanuary 11, 2016
I think with the first couple of Presidents there was some movement, some movement, but I believe that under this current regime they have taken some big steps backward.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Walz reflects on the regression of human rights under the current administration.

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