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Jim Risch: “I want to urge you again. The administration says it is the compassionate arm of the government. So be it. But use some…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I want to urge you again. The administration says it is the compassionate arm of the government. So be it. But use some compassion.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch urges the administration to show compassion for imprisoned Americans in Iran.

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