“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 11, 1994
Let me pose my question. As I read your amendment, if I interpret your amendment correctly, in other words, what I am saying, I say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Walker], is that when our people come, it is one-stop shopping for them. They can come here and they find out if there is something available in their area. But as I read your amendment, especially the last sentence, ``shall be exempt from the requirements of this title,'' it means we would basically be doing away with that clearinghouse, as I interpret your amendment.
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Toby Roth
Republican · Wisconsin
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Discussing the implications of an amendment during a House debate.

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