Every person has a water right in Idaho, Every person has any kind of interest in water in Idaho, is affected by the Columbia River Treaty. That is going to come across my committee. I'm one of the two negotiators on [the Columbia River Treaty] from the United States Senate. So that keeps me coming back. When you have that ability, when you're in a position where you can actually make that kind of a difference for Idaho people. (11:26–11:31)
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Asserts that Jim Risch is one of two U.S. Senate negotiators for the Columbia River Treaty.
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