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Jim Risch: “These counties need help right now. I mean, we need to pass this and it needs to be done right now.”

On the recordMay 1, 2017
These counties need help right now. I mean, we need to pass this and it needs to be done right now.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the urgent need for assistance to counties.

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