“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 recordJanuary 18, 2010
The Democrats should not do anything in the senate until this new senator is sworn in. No more votes on health care reform.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia
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Jim Webb advises that the Senate should halt any actions on health care reform until Scott Brown is officially sworn in.

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