“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 recordNovember 7, 2023
We will have to change the law to give you the authority to basically say, whether it is a pause or stop.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin emphasizes the need for legal authority to manage immigration limits.

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