“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 recordApril 22, 2020
Small businesses on Main Street are the strength of our communities, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made that clear.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the importance of small businesses during the pandemic.

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