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Jim Risch: “Unlike a lot of States, Idaho took the bull by the horns decades ago and said look, we've got a mess here.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
Unlike a lot of States, Idaho took the bull by the horns decades ago and said look, we've got a mess here.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes Idaho's proactive approach to environmental cleanup.

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