On the recordMay 13, 2009
I hope your optimism plays out. But, you know, we wanted--we Americans love elections, and we had an election over there, and it didn't come out exactly the way we wanted it.
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congress.govJim Risch: “I hope your optimism plays out. But, you know, we wanted--we Americans love elections, and we had an election over…”
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Risch expresses skepticism about the outcomes of elections in the region.
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