“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, 2019
With the Obama Administration a few years back now, I believe started to try to normalize relations with Cuba...
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
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Castro discusses the Obama Administration's efforts to improve U.S.-Cuba relations.

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