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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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Jul 18, 2011

And, frankly, that's pretty disgusting when you're spending that kind of money there, and you're trying to help people, and you get no appreciation for it.

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Jul 18, 2011

the political stalemate be broken.

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Jul 18, 2011

What we are concerned about, obviously, is with this focus on the political malaise, with this focus on the political unrest, that the very real threat to Yemen, to us, to the people of the region, from al-Qaeda and from extremists, is…

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Jul 18, 2011

I'd appreciate hearing both of your views on what, from the average--if there is such a thing--Yemeni, how do they view Americans?

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Jul 13, 2011

I rise today to congratulate and acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city of McCall, ID. On July 19, 2011, the citizens of McCall will gather at Depot Park to commemorate the 100th year of its founding. This is a very…

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Jul 11, 2011

In closing, workers must be treated as partners in the battle to protect our vulnerable rail and public transit systems, and, through proper training, they will be prepared to do so.

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Jun 27, 2011

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual imminent threat to the Nation.

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Jun 27, 2011

As you know, President Obama's predecessor, for every conflict that occurred under his watch, he came to Congress and asked for authorization.

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Jun 27, 2011

The more dialogue and debate on these matters of life and death, I think the better for all of us.

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Jun 22, 2011

I look at this $10 billion a month in a counterinsurgency effort to prop up a government that I believe is corrupt.

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Jun 22, 2011

I wonder when I see the Pakistani Intelligence Service arresting Pakistanis who provided information that led to our finding bin Laden.

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