“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 8, 2019
I think we have sort of, like, ignored that a little bit. And I think it is crucial and strategically crucial that their presence there could be negative for U.S.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Espaillat emphasizes the strategic risks of Chinese presence in the Panama Canal.

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