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Jim Risch: I think everyone was aghast. And the difficulty, here in America, is, is we do not really have a comprehension on what…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I think everyone was aghast. And the difficulty, here in America, is, is we do not really have a comprehension on what the rest of the world is like.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch comments on American perceptions of global conditions post-tragedy in Bangladesh.

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