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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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Mar 27, 2012

It is hard, when you look at the percentage and the degree to which they are enriching.

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Mar 27, 2012

I do get briefings. I am on the Intelligence Committee.

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Feb 29, 2012

I thank the Senator very much. Fellow Senators, I am going to speak briefly on this issue, and I thank those who have actually put this on the table for us to talk about. Every single American should watch the debate on this issue. This…

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Feb 27, 2012

I didn't vote for the treaty, but the administration almost took me with the promises that it made.

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Feb 27, 2012

I believe you did act in good faith. But the comfort level needs to be raised, I can assure you.

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Feb 27, 2012

What a reckless thing to do to take the world and make them believe something that isn't even necessarily true.

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Feb 15, 2012

I suppose that's not going to change until the Administration changes at some point in time.

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Feb 15, 2012

I find that particularly discouraging as we look to the future.

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Feb 14, 2012

First of all, one of the things people have to accept--and it does not happen around here--is we do not have an income problem. We have a spending problem. All the money in the world would not get us to where you are able to solve every…

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Feb 14, 2012

I thank the Senator from Missouri. Like everyone, I have been perusing the numbers to try to figure out whether this gets us somewhere and whether it will actually come to fruition. A quick look at history. As the Senator points out, this…

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Feb 8, 2012

I do not support ceding the power of Congress to determine what is in the public interest to the Executive Branch.

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