“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 recordOctober 4, 2006
I'm going to run and presumably win in this election. And when we do, I expect to run for speaker.
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Dennis Hastert
Illinois
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Dennis Hastert expresses confidence in his ability to win the upcoming election and continue as Speaker of the House despite a growing scandal.

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