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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

One cannot help but think that those that live in Gaza have to look across and see what is happening in the West Bank and say, look, what they are doing is working and what we are doing is not working, how can we move more in that…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

I think all of us are watching developments in Syria with real concern. People of Syria are demonstrating their frustration and their lack of satisfaction with the Government in Syria, and the response of the Assad regime has been…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

The United States has an unwavering commitment to Israel's security and to ensuring Israel's qualitative military edge.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

Israel has been and remains our most dependable ally in the Middle East.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

The United States has stood by Israel as its partner and ally since its creation.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

We firmly reject all attempts to delegitimize Israel.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

I guess I'm not quite as dismissive or understanding as you are about canceling that lease.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

One of the real successes in the Middle East... is the peace between Egypt and Israel.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 15, 2011

I appreciate that. Are you personally convinced that the new administration in Egypt will do what's necessary on their side in the Sinai to try to get control again of what I think any observer would say is the growing lawlessness on the…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

This law was not very well vetted out in the public; they were going to put these mercury bulbs in every home, in every school in America, in hospitals.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

I guarantee you, that is not gonna happen.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

People in Idaho are just going nuts and they are astonished that the federal government is telling them what kind of light bulbs they have to put in their home. Where's this country gone?

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

I would not that the Federal Government did not outlaw eight track cassettes.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

I guess a free people should be able to make that decision without the government saying you will put this kind of a bulb in your home.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 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
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

Whenever I hear about imperfections in the marketplace I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member Murkowski for re-introducing this bill.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Mar 9, 2011

Whenever I hear about `imperfections in the marketplace,' I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy. But the only thing that troubles me more is the government trying to fix it.

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