“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 recordJuly 12, 2023
I am asking you as a person, as a human being, sitting next to Mr. Rosenberg, is it good, should we--or is it a waste of time when all these people who wait for years, good, hardworking people that want the dream of the shining city on the hill--America--is it good, or are they wasting their time, and should they just come in illegally?
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Jeff Van Drew
Republican · New Jersey
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Van Drew questions the value of legal immigration versus illegal entry.

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