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Jim Risch: I'm not there. I'd like a better understanding of who it is that we're helping here.

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
I'm not there. I'd like a better understanding of who it is that we're helping here.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch seeks clarity on the identity and motives of the groups the U.S. is assisting.

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