“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 recordOctober 30, 2023
If we do not send the resources, does that increase the probability that someday we will have to send young Americans into the European Theater?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Reed questions the need for resources to avoid future American combat involvement.

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