“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
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“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
I love the free enterprise system and the free market system. The only way it can operate is with certainty and clarity.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch advocates for certainty in business operations related to grazing permits.

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