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Jim Risch: Well, you know, from an economic standpoint that is ridiculous.

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
Well, you know, from an economic standpoint that is ridiculous.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch criticizes tax incentives for wind energy as economically unviable.

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