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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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Feb 25, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Mayor Marsha Ogilvie

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Feb 25, 2014

This is very personal with you and we can see that you are focused on what is going on here.

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Feb 25, 2014

I think that is something we need to all focus on here that moving forward, we do not slip back.

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Feb 25, 2014

I rise today to pay tribute to a distinguished Idahoan, Marcia H. Ogilvie, a loyal and steadfast mayor of Sandpoint, ID. On January 8 of this year Mayor Ogilvie lost a valiant battle with cancer, and my State lost a good friend, a champion…

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Feb 11, 2014

these regulations that are put in effect many times can be easily absorbed by a large corporation that has an army of lawyers and compliance officers.

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Feb 11, 2014

You have an absolutely stunning background and qualifications for this job, and I am glad to see that the president has appointed someone of your caliber to do this.

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Feb 10, 2014

Without institutions that are stable and that represent the will of the Bangladesh people, we are all beating our head against the wall.

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Feb 10, 2014

It appears to me that we have got quite a ways to go yet, as far as this negotiation process is concerned.

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Feb 10, 2014

I think the January 5th elections probably were a step backward.

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Feb 10, 2014

I think everyone was aghast. And the difficulty, here in America, is, is we do not really have a comprehension on what the rest of the world is like.

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Feb 5, 2014

It isn't that our land is better than the forest service land.

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Feb 5, 2014

It is time that we move away from fundamental need to educate our children with revenues from timber harvest of public forests.

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