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Jim Risch: “I guess I apologize for my parochial view of holding people accountable, but to me holding people accountable is…”

On the recordMay 19, 2009
I guess I apologize for my parochial view of holding people accountable, but to me holding people accountable is dragging them into court and inflicting punishment on them for what they've done.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch expresses his view on accountability for human rights violations.

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