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Jim Risch: “To say this is a--to be able to walk away from this and say that this is a good deal is ludicrous.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
To say this is a--to be able to walk away from this and say that this is a good deal is ludicrous.
Said by
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch criticizes the deal, claiming it endangers Americans and allies.

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