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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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Jul 11, 2016

This is not a partisan issue, by any stretch of the imagination. We are all pulling the wagon together here.

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Jul 11, 2016

The electric grid that we have in America is really, incredibly, dependable.

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Jul 11, 2016

The purpose of today's hearing is to receive testimony on Senate bill 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.

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Jul 11, 2016

Unfortunately, because of the development of the worldwide web... it also now has vulnerabilities.

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Jul 11, 2016

An event that happened on December 23rd, 2015 in the Ukraine... caused immeasurable damage and difficulty.

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Jun 27, 2016

I want to talk a little bit about where we have been on this issue because I think it is important...

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Jun 27, 2016

I think that would cause a lot of people to breathe a sigh of relief.

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Jun 27, 2016

The loss of our native habitat to invasive species and the conifer encroachment.

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Jun 27, 2016

The method he used, I think, was outstanding because it is the method I used when we wrote the successful roadless rule when I was governor.

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Jun 27, 2016

Let me tell you, first of all, you represent, in my judgement, one of the most successful conservation organizations in America.

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Jun 27, 2016

Virtually everyone is in agreement that this magnificent bird should be protected to the degree that it is has a sustainable future.

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Jun 22, 2016

It just seems to me that NATO needs to have both in its defense posture, through its diplomacy, through a whole host of things a more robust sense of deterrence, not just simply defense.

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