“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 recordJuly 10, 2018
Many Americans and many around the world have been shocked by the Trump administration's use of family separation.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
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Castro criticizes the Trump administration's family separation policy as shocking to many.

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