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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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Jun 27, 2017

I believe such laws become necessary.

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Jun 27, 2017

I think that President Obama, with the benefit of hindsight, should have acted more resolutely, quickly, to be transparent with the American people.

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Jun 27, 2017

Back to my last question, you would agree with me that the Russians have taken no active measures in an American election while Donald Trump has been President? Is that a fair statement?

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Jun 27, 2017

I appreciate that and let me ask you this. Do you think it's more likely that that would come--assuming that North Korea had nuclear weapons that they could deliver, is it more likely that it would come from Russia or from North Korea?

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Jun 27, 2017

I would like the political marketplace to regulate itself.

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Jun 27, 2017

The American people in my judgment deserved to know what was happening clearly.

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Jun 27, 2017

We do know that the Russians took active measures in the last presidential election?

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Jun 20, 2017

I think all of this really needs to be drilled down a little bit further, because it seems to me, with this experience, there's probably some pretty good information where you could put a firewall in place to stop it, or at least minimize…

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Jun 20, 2017

You're confident that you got where you wanted to go when you set out to make this investigation?

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Jun 13, 2017

I think the division has kind of disappeared here.

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Jun 13, 2017

Tax compliance costs are 67 percent higher for small businesses than they are for big businesses.

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Jun 13, 2017

Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues who were injured in this morning's horrific attack.

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