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Jim Risch: “What shocked me was--I mean, we were treated like chopped liver around here. Guzman told us, oh, they are going to pay…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
What shocked me was--I mean, we were treated like chopped liver around here. Guzman told us, oh, they are going to pay close attention to the concerns that we have. And less than just ten business days later, they announced that the rule was moving forward without any consideration of what this committee input that is put in here.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch expresses frustration over the lack of consideration for committee input on a new rule.

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