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Jim Risch: “I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time.”

On the recordMay 1, 2017
I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch suggests that Congress can address multiple issues simultaneously.

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