“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 13, 2016
If you want to cover all Americans and secure financial security and control costs, you have limited options.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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McDermott discusses the challenges of covering all Americans under the current healthcare system.

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