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On the recordDecember 5, 2024
For whatever reason the second branch of government is reluctant to anger other countries or look at the wrath of other countries, and that is just flat wrong.
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James E. Risch
Idaho
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Risch criticizes the government's reluctance to confront foreign nations over human rights abuses.

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