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Jim Risch: “You said, and that confirms what you said and that is that 80 percent of them do not even contact you to straighten it…”

On the recordMay 15, 2013
You said, and that confirms what you said and that is that 80 percent of them do not even contact you to straighten it out, am I right on that, 80 percent of the kickbacks?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch questions the effectiveness of resolving issues related to E-Verify.

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