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Jim Risch: “Whenever I hear about imperfections in the marketplace I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
Whenever I hear about imperfections in the marketplace I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch expresses his belief in free market principles against government intervention.

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