“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 recordApril 21, 2013
I do not believe and I do not think you believe, you can speak for yourself, that building a fence across a 2,000 mile southern border is the answer.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cornyn argues against a continuous border fence, advocating for a combination of strategies.

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