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Jim Risch: “I can tell you personally that the President of the United States has told me personally, the Vice President of the…”

On the recordJune 4, 2018
I can tell you personally that the President of the United States has told me personally, the Vice President of the United States has told me personally, the Secretary of State has told me personally that it is their intent to craft this in such a way that it is a treaty.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the administration's intent to treat the agreement as a formal treaty.

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