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On the recordNovember 19, 2013
It has been tried in all kinds of socialist countries, and it never works, and it is not going to work here.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch argues against the effectiveness of socialist policies based on past failures.

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