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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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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
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Risch comments on NATO allies' financial contributions.

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