“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 28, 2012
It is my box of chargers, but actually this is a conversation I had with my mother years ago about the frustration that she had as well...
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan shares a personal story about his mother's frustration with chargers.

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