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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…”

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. But the only thing that troubles me more is the government trying to fix it.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch critiques government intervention in market imperfections.

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