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Jim Risch: The statement in the preamble, in my view, is nothing more than a statement of the obvious and indeed, a truth which the…

On the recordApril 28, 2010
The statement in the preamble, in my view, is nothing more than a statement of the obvious and indeed, a truth which the United States long urged on the Soviet Union before they came to accept it.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch critiques concerns over the treaty's preamble as obvious truths.

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