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Jim Risch: “I appreciate that. And that observation seems to be very legitimate in that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank seem like…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I appreciate that. And that observation seems to be very legitimate in that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank seem like worlds apart as far as economic opportunity.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Acknowledging the economic disparities between Gaza and the West Bank.

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