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Jim Risch: “I didn't vote for the treaty, but the administration almost took me with the promises that it made.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
I didn't vote for the treaty, but the administration almost took me with the promises that it made.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch expresses skepticism about the administration's adherence to treaty commitments.

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