“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.”
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On the recordJune 6, 2023
Let me just share with you why I oppose moving from the 49 years of age that we have the work requirements.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri
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Baird explains his opposition to changing the age for work requirements in SNAP.

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