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Jim Risch: Whenever you try to socialize an industry or nationalize an industry like has been done here, it has never worked.

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Whenever you try to socialize an industry or nationalize an industry like has been done here, it has never worked.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch argues against government control of industries, citing historical failures.

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