“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 recordSeptember 25, 2013
Why was it the country didn't go into default or disappear from the face of the Earth because of this reckless spending that had been done by these Presidents?
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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McDermott questions the narrative around government spending during historical crises.

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