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Jim Risch: What I am suggesting is this has been an abject failure for the members who have signed this and who have been members…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
What I am suggesting is this has been an abject failure for the members who have signed this and who have been members for years and years and years.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch criticizes the treaty's ineffectiveness in resolving South China Sea tensions.

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