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Jim Risch: I personally opposed the Iran deal. I did not believe it would ultimately prevent the regime from developing a nuclear…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I personally opposed the Iran deal. I did not believe it would ultimately prevent the regime from developing a nuclear weapon and would instead embolden the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, while diminishing our leverage.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch expresses his opposition to the Iran deal and its potential consequences.

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