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Jim Risch's Biography

James Elroy "Jim" Risch (born May 3, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the junior United States Senator from Idaho, the former Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, and the former Governor. Risch was elected to the Senate in 2008, defeating former Democratic Congressman Larry LaRocco and several independents.

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  • News Source: The Idaho Statesman | 4 days ago
    Pelosi on Thursday said she is against the proposal by House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wisc. "With the highest regard for Mr. Obey, that is his idea," Pelosi said in her weekly press conference. Idaho's lone Democrat in Congress,
  • News Source: The Hill | 4 days ago
    Committee, a day after testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. As they did on Wednesday, the trio sought to defend President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to trigger an eventual withdrawal starting
  • News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 6 days ago
    President Barack Obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan drew grudging praise Tuesday from Idaho's congressional delegation, which supports an escalation in the war there. "I've said all along how I don't see how he could fail

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  • Blog Source: idahotc.blogspot.com | 4 days ago
    Recently KREM TV in Spokane interviewed Jim Risch about errors on a government web site dealing with stimulus money, http://www.recovery.gov. Idaho has racked up $1.2B for 2300 jobs. In the interview Risch chided about the errors on the ...
  • Blog Source: www.spokesman.com | 4 days ago
    Jim Risch described the situation in Afghanistan as "a Rubik's cube on steroids" this morning while participating in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in which committee members questioned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ...
  • Blog Source: blogs.kansas.com | 4 days ago
    Jim Risch won the seat in the 2008 election. mrbill. Posted November 28, 2009 at 11:35 pm | Permalink. He has completely changed his positions. He gave an interview to Telemundo last week and he now supports Amnesty and legalization. ...

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