“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 recordJune 10, 2019
How can we provide support and resources to assist human rights defenders in civil society organizations that are obviously under threat?
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Inquiring about U.S. support for human rights in Nicaragua.

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