“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 recordMarch 12, 2025
I refuse to burn the village down in order to save it.
Said by
John Fetterman
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
vox.com

Editor's note · Context

Fetterman expresses his reluctance to support a government shutdown.

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