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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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May 14, 2013

We can turn the screw as tight as we want, but that probably is not going to do the job.

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May 14, 2013

If you keep doing the same thing you are going to keep getting the same results, and that is exactly what has been happening here for years and years.

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May 14, 2013

I appreciate that, and I agree completely that by spotlighting this that does a tremendous amount of good in the world court of public opinion.

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May 14, 2013

What you just described is exactly what has happened before.

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May 7, 2013

the rising tide lifts all boats and it is important that we focus on that.

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May 6, 2013

the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia is absolutely vital and essential.

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May 6, 2013

There is absolutely no reason for India to purchase oil if indeed they want to support the world community.

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May 6, 2013

One of the ways I think we need to do that is to insist that the United States withhold contributions to any U.N. entity that would grant full membership to the Palestinian Authority.

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May 6, 2013

We asked them, 'Who did this?' Because that was the question. The American people wanted to know who did this.

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May 6, 2013

The administration is focused on this--hiding behind a curtain of, 'Oh, well, we are doing an investigation.'

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May 6, 2013

I think those issues in the East China Sea are driven by the regional countries, but that means that the United States has an interest and an obligation to do everything we can to support and continue to support the peaceful resolution, to…

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May 6, 2013

The East China Sea is a poster child for the lack of the ability of the treaty to resolve these kinds of things.

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