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On the recordMay 6, 2013
I think people should understand there and should understand in the international community and the administration should understand that the other options on the table we are getting closer and closer and closer to because of the ineffectiveness and the lack of success with the sanctions.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the urgency of considering alternatives due to ineffective sanctions on Iran.

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