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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I think both sides have matured, and I think both sides have realized if, indeed, a side is not particularly interested in just fundraising or just philosophical argument, I think that both sides have realized the way this stuff is going to get done is through a collaborative method and both sides giving because you can't do it without both sides giving.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the need for collaboration between opposing sides in environmental discussions.

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