“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 recordJune 22, 1999
Mr. Ruiz has coined a rallying cry for parents and others concerned about childhood lead poisoning: 'Stop Using Our Children as Lead Detectors.'
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Thomas M. Barrett
Wisconsin
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Mentioning Ruiz's impactful slogan against lead poisoning.

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