“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 recordFebruary 14, 2018
The President's budget proposal continues the Republican obsession with repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would strip healthcare away from tens of millions of Americans.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan criticizes the budget for threatening healthcare access through ACA repeal.

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