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Jim Risch: “That is the sign of a country suffering under economic distress, and I think that is a direct result of the sanctions we…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2022
That is the sign of a country suffering under economic distress, and I think that is a direct result of the sanctions we have put in place.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch attributes Russia's economic distress to sanctions.

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