“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 recordDecember 5, 2023
Failing to fund the supplemental will continue to put us further behind.
Said by
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan emphasizes the urgency of funding to combat the opioid crisis.

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