“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 13, 2012
This is the number one responsibility the Federal Government has--a lot of other things that we do, we could put off or do without.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of national security as the government's primary responsibility.

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