“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 recordMay 3, 2023
We know what these costs are. The cost is climate change. The cost is air pollution. The cost is damage to our environment as well.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan highlights the environmental costs of energy production.

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