“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordJune 27, 2016
The method he used, I think, was outstanding because it is the method I used when we wrote the successful roadless rule when I was governor.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Risch praises the collaborative approach used in creating a sage grouse plan.

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