“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 16, 2024
This $40 million cut is based on false claims of the declining demand for the program...
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Manchin defends charter school funding against proposed cuts, attributing issues to the Department's mismanagement.

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