Jim Risch actually said...

"if you think back probably some decades ago, some congressional committee was holding a hearing just like this saying, what are we going to do about this new thing called the internets, as George Bush..."

"The ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East are reminders of the threats and instability that define the era of strategic competition in which we live."

"The United States and our allies must lead the world in developing the transformational technologies and the standards that govern them."

"We must also prepare for the ways our adversaries like Russia, Iran, and particularly China are trying to use AI."