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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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Oct 2, 2013

I think what we ought to do is take a step back and say, look, we do not want to hear this stuff.

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Oct 2, 2013

It is really unfortunate that those of us that have been elected to govern and want to govern cannot govern because we cannot get a vote on these things.

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Oct 2, 2013

Without those people being freed, there is no chance that Iran is going to convince me that they have any willingness to participate in the international community.

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Oct 2, 2013

When you look at this man's history, and indeed, when you look at his abilities, when we all know who is actually running that country, we ought to just flat ignore him.

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Sep 24, 2013

I will be brief. I want to talk briefly and ask a question about the area the Senator was just talking about. My good friend Senator Rubio made reference to the story I am going to tell. My good friends on the other side of the aisle are…

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Sep 24, 2013

will the good Senator yield for a question without yielding the floor?

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Sep 16, 2013

It will certainly add to the credibility of the Department if you can complete it as scheduled.

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Sep 16, 2013

We enthusiastically embrace it for a lot of different reasons. But not the least of which is and the primary objective is to conserve the species and see that it does have a sustainable future in Idaho.

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Sep 2, 2013

What does that do to our credibility? You know, that concerns me.

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Sep 2, 2013

You cannot have an ounce of compassion in you and not be moved tremendously by what is happening there. It is awful. It is horrendous.

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Sep 2, 2013

I view this as a major issue, and I do not view them as cooperating with us.

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Aug 1, 2013

I rise today to introduce a bill called the Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act. This bill is identical to the House version, H.R. 876, which was introduced and carried through the House by my colleague from Idaho, Representative Mike…

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