“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 30, 2026
If he's going to stand there and defend the policies of ICE and Donald Trump, then I think that's a losing formula for this next election.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York
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Responding to opposition from Bruce Blakeman on immigration policies.

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