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Jim Risch: “There's absolutely no reason why the United States of America should be reliant on other countries to provide this.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
There's absolutely no reason why the United States of America should be reliant on other countries to provide this.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the need for U.S. independence in medical supplies.

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