“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“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.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordDecember 2, 2009
As polarized as this country is politically, this is an issue that we really, really all need to pull together on.
Said by
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Risch calls for unity despite political divisions in addressing national concerns.

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