“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 21, 2011
I watched what happened yesterday on the floor, when the floor was controlled by people who really believe that government should have no role in doing anything.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

McDermott criticizes those who oppose government involvement.

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