“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 recordNovember 5, 2025
We can’t even get our sh*t together and just open up our government.
Said by
John Fetterman
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Fetterman criticizes both parties for their inability to resolve the shutdown.

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