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Jim Risch: I broke it into 280 different roadless pieces in Idaho, and we treated each one like a piece of property should be…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I broke it into 280 different roadless pieces in Idaho, and we treated each one like a piece of property should be treated: uniquely.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch explains his strategy for addressing roadless areas individually.

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