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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 22, 2012

if we give up one scintilla of sovereignty that this country has fought, has bled for, have given up our treasure, and the best that America has, I can't vote for it.

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May 22, 2012

for you to come here and tell us that we cannot resolve a border dispute with Canada because we are not a member of this Law of the Sea Treaty really does that.

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May 16, 2012

I have absolute confidence in the American people.

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May 9, 2012

We are very nervous about this and have a difficult time bringing the two ends together.

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May 9, 2012

A strong commitment to the requirements for joining is another issue that certainly needs to be underscored.

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Apr 17, 2012

Currently, entrepreneurship is so important. We all know that. It is where jobs are created.

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Apr 17, 2012

Joseph Kony is a very bad individual by anybody's judgment.

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Apr 17, 2012

the vast majority of members of the Senate, of Congress perhaps, could agree upon the desirability of a policy that would allow foreign-born but U.S. educated, highly trained individuals to remain in the United States

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Apr 17, 2012

One of the most successful things the American forces have done is deploy leaflets in the villages near where some of his followers are.

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Apr 17, 2012

President Obama deployed those people before the Joseph Kony video went on the Internet.

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Mar 28, 2012

As far as how important the refining process is in all of this, I think Americans have a tendency to think about this as the price of a barrel of oil.

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