“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 recordJuly 12, 2017
Puerto Rico is a colony and we need to resolve that issue.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

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Stating that Puerto Rico's colonial status must be addressed.

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