“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 29, 2011
I am going to ask that the Corps be responsible to Congress, once again calling that flood control be the primary purpose of the Corps.
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Tom Latham
Iowa
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Editor's note · Context

Latham emphasizes the need for the Corps of Engineers to prioritize flood control.

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