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Jim Risch: “There is not enough lipstick in the world to put on this pig to make it look any different than what it actually is.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
There is not enough lipstick in the world to put on this pig to make it look any different than what it actually is.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Senator Risch expresses frustration over the situation's portrayal.

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