“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 recordAugust 2, 2011
If we do this work, and we get out and do it before we have the fires, it does make a difference.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the importance of proactive fire prevention measures.

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