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Jim Risch: “I was one of the ones--indeed, I led the effort--to not ratify the New START not because I do not believe we should deal…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2018
I was one of the ones--indeed, I led the effort--to not ratify the New START not because I do not believe we should deal with the Russians.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch explains his opposition to the New START treaty due to lack of confidence in Russian negotiations.

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