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Jim Risch: “Each of us that signed that is an elected Member of the United States Senate, and as such is a member of the first…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
Each of us that signed that is an elected Member of the United States Senate, and as such is a member of the first branch of this government.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch defends the senators' right to communicate with foreign leaders.

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