“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 recordMay 21, 2013
the states know how to spend this money better than the Federal Government does.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

States are more effective in utilizing federal funds than the federal government itself.

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