“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 14, 2012
So the President needn't waste his time listening to this stuff: Where is your proposal, where is their proposal? They don't have one because they won't stay at the table.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

McDermott criticizes the lack of proposals from the other side regarding tax reform.

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