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Jim Risch: There is almost nothing that is more destructive to the stock market, to the investors, to the free market system, than…

On the recordAugust 2, 2011
There is almost nothing that is more destructive to the stock market, to the investors, to the free market system, than uncertainty.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the negative impact of uncertainty on the economy.

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