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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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Nov 28, 2012

If you do not have capital, you cannot operate a small business.

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Nov 28, 2012

I would like to know how many. I would like to know how much.

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Nov 28, 2012

we are in this horrible mess that we are in.

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Sep 20, 2012

today we have heard a lot about the financial condition of this country, and certainly that is foremost on the minds of everyone. It is in the forefront. But in addition, there are national security issues in the world, and, unfortunately…

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Jul 31, 2012

Why is it necessary that we as a matter of American foreign policy dictate that you must go?

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Jul 31, 2012

Why should the United States, as a matter of foreign policy, intervene at all?

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Jul 31, 2012

Those of us in politics know that there is a short, very short shelf life on your ratings.

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Jul 31, 2012

There's not a lot of room to play with there, and I think ultimately it's going to come back to the political legitimacy.

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Jul 31, 2012

For those of us I think that are unschooled to the extent that you are in economics, it was fascinating to watch the eurozone first of all be created.

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Jul 31, 2012

What kind of popular support is there in the United States for this sort of complex intervention?

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Jul 24, 2012

What is happening today, I think, around the world--there is a tremendous amount of focus on Iran and its nuclear program, and that seems to be really dominating the conversation.

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Jul 24, 2012

I wonder. I would like to get each of you briefly to give me your personal opinion on what a post-Assad, post-Alawite Syria looks like...

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