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“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 recordAugust 20, 2018
I think that obviously the sanctions have two purposes. One is a direct effect to inflict pain, but the real objective is to change conduct.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Risch outlines the dual purpose of sanctions against Russia.

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