“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 recordFebruary 8, 2012
With the continued decline of the defense budget over the past 3 years--forcing cuts to personnel, ships, and aircraft--what will be the impact of tripling or quadrupling your fuel costs?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cornyn questions the financial impact of rising fuel costs on military resources amid budget cuts.

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