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Jim Risch

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Jim Risch is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Risch previously held the position of lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2009 and served in the Idaho State Senate from 2002 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as government accountability and land management, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Idaho.

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Jan 2, 2018

I believe that MOU, along with U.S. partnership on a range of issues, demonstrates the depth and breadth of the U.S. bilateral relationship with Jordan.

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Jan 2, 2018

I hope you will carry the message to those governments that this is a matter that is on our radar screen.

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Dec 12, 2017

And we have also had the unfortunate circumstance that some countries do this informally by simply hiding the individual.

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Dec 11, 2017

I am a co-sponsor of the bill for helping to streamline the processing for renewable energy.

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Dec 11, 2017

Nord Stream 2, if built, could affect the economic viability of other potential pipeline and interconnector projects within Europe as they would become less competitive.

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Dec 11, 2017

This is a project that is badly needed in the area that it is in for the reasons everyone stated with the poverty and everything else that is there.

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Dec 11, 2017

Most of all, these kinds of stories are just staggering when people go out as entrepreneurs, as people who are going to create wealth and make life better for Americans and they get nothing but beat over the head from their government and…

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Dec 5, 2017

I have to tell you that your focus and your command of these issues is impressive.

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Dec 4, 2017

Tim has had a distinguished career in public service and is exceptionally qualified to serve as the Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.

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Nov 16, 2017

I rise today to introduce the Blackrock Land Exchange Act of 2017. The legislation supports a mutually beneficial effort between the Bureau of Land Management and the J.R. Simplot Company in Idaho that began over 20 years ago. Simplot…

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Nov 14, 2017

thank you. I rise to speak about the tax reform issue and the tax reform effort that is front and center for this Congress and for all Americans. Particularly, I want to point out the fact that Congress has not undertaken this difficult…

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Nov 13, 2017

This talk about lawyers and this talk about standards and proportionality and all the other things that we all talk about is not a discussion that is going to take place in the heat of battle in today's world.

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