“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 recordDecember 16, 2009
Is it your position that the current Forest Service travel plan regarding snowmobiling is what should be left in place?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Senator Risch asks about the snowmobiling travel plan.

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