“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 recordJanuary 14, 2020
I think for the U.S. Congress, for the President, I think it is something that we have to think about, in terms of how we dedicate our own resources.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Castro calls for reevaluation of U.S. spending on border security versus drug trafficking.

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