“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 recordMarch 16, 1994
I'm delighted to answer that question. In fact only a Democrat could possibly read that statement of mine and assume that I wanted government to set those premiums on that basis. Absolutely I don't want government to set the premiums. I want the private sector to have the right to say if you're a nonsmoker, you pay less for health care. You bet I do. And that Steel Case example that he just gave where they cut health care costs by 35 percent; you know how they did it? They gave individual members, employees, the option to participate in wellness programs, and, if they did, they got not only direct bonuses, but they also got lower premiums.
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Nancy L. Johnson
Connecticut
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Discussing health care premiums and wellness programs during a debate.

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