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Jim Risch: “I have spent all my adult life in either the executive branch or the legislative branch, and I know the legislative…”

On the recordMay 10, 2022
I have spent all my adult life in either the executive branch or the legislative branch, and I know the legislative branch is always an irritant to the executive branch.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the tension between the legislative and executive branches.

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