“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 9, 2011
This is absolutely ludicrous. People in Idaho are just astonished that the Federal Government is telling them what kind of light bulbs they've got to put home.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch criticizes federal regulations on light bulbs, expressing disbelief at government overreach.

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