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Jim Risch: “People in Idaho are just going nuts and they are astonished that the federal government is telling them what kind of…”

On the recordMarch 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
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch expresses frustration over federal regulations on light bulbs.

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