“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 19, 2025
It’s really hard to understand why we needed to wait an additional 11 days for Democrats to finally agree to move.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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nbcnews.com

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Thune criticized Democrats for delaying the vote on the GENIUS Act.

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