“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 recordSeptember 17, 2019
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not said that she wants to stop air travel. Her policies have said: Let's do better.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan defends Ocasio-Cortez against misinterpretations of her environmental policies.

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