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Jim Risch: “I think we need to protect ourselves.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
I think we need to protect ourselves.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the need for self-protection regarding Chinese students studying in the U.S.

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