“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 recordFebruary 6, 1989
The American people deserve to have had this issue openly discussed, debated, and voted upon.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Statement on Signing the Bill Rescinding Proposed Increases in Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries

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