“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 7, 2010
Once again, they are being held up through secret holds, and Senator Coburn has said he is doing this on behalf of Members on his side--not allowing all of these people to get into the government and do the job. We are talking about important government agencies, such as the Department of Commerce, Health and Human Services, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy--all objected to today. Many of these nominations have been pending for a while. There are very few objections in committee. This is something that is being put forward for the purpose of delay.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico
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Senator Udall addresses delays in government nominations due to secret holds.

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