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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 5, 2014

I think some modest step toward the State having more say in the management of these lands...

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Feb 5, 2014

I've often wondered why when we have these disasters and everyone wrings their hands at the time, there is no follow-through.

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Feb 5, 2014

I commend Senator Risch for his work, and the Idaho example in seeking ways to protect roadless areas and their values while also protecting wildland-urban communities from the effects of wildfire.

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Feb 5, 2014

I would be remiss if I didn't thank both Mr. Ellis and Mr. Tidwell, who have been very active in Idaho.

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Feb 3, 2014

The optics of this are such that the rest of the world says, 'It is back to business as usual.'

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Feb 3, 2014

This is absolutely outrageous, for everything we have given to the Iranians, and them still to hold this.

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Feb 3, 2014

Somebody needs to look these people in the eye and tell them they are not getting another penny.

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Feb 3, 2014

I do not support what has been done. I think this thing is a disaster.

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Jan 30, 2014

a small business faces a constant threat to its bottom line when the products they sell grow obsolete. Years of expertise and business relationships can be rendered meaningless without the ability to adjust in an ever changing and…

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Jan 30, 2014

I rise today to pay tribute to Marsha H. Ogilvie, a loyal and steadfast mayor of Sandpoint, ID. On January, 8, 2014, Mayor Ogilvie lost a valiant battle with cancer and my State lost a good friend, a champion for women and children and a…

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Jan 29, 2014

If we do not do it, there are other players in this sandbox, as we know, and they are very aggressive.

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Jan 28, 2014

I want to compliment you for how you put together your statement here in putting cybersecurity at the top.

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