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Jim Risch: “The down-side risks for us seem much greater than that potential benefit that we might have that is clearly theoretical…”

On the recordMay 22, 2012
The down-side risks for us seem much greater than that potential benefit that we might have that is clearly theoretical, not working now.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch expresses concerns about the risks of the treaty outweighing its theoretical benefits.

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