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Jim Risch: “It is unfortunate that our friends and allies' feathers were ruffled a little bit just because we said they were not…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
It is unfortunate that our friends and allies' feathers were ruffled a little bit just because we said they were not paying their bills.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch comments on NATO allies' financial contributions.

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