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Jim Risch: “Somebody needs to look these people in the eye and tell them they are not getting another penny.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Somebody needs to look these people in the eye and tell them they are not getting another penny.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch demands accountability from Iran regarding American detainees.

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