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On the recordMay 6, 2013
I would hope you would remove the word 'success' and you would remove the word 'effective' from the vocabulary when you are talking about this program.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch criticizes the effectiveness of sanctions on Iran.

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