“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 19, 2023
you cannot unsee what your eyes show you, and it is the power of seeing and feeling because you understand people's stories and plights
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of witnessing community issues firsthand.

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