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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
We should be prepared to walk, and that you are absolutely right, in a--any negotiation... being ready and willing to walk away if we cannot get the--our minimum requirements is critically important to the negotiations.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Emphasizes the importance of being ready to walk away from negotiations if minimum requirements aren't met.

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