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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 17, 2023

I am a little disappointed in that answer, that it is not more aggressive and more recognizing of how important the DFC can be in what you are trying to do here.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 17, 2023

We will work very hard on this effort. We are working hard. We will continue to work hard.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 17, 2023

I appreciate that. DFC was put together by us, I think for the exact--I mean, this is a poster child for what we want to use the DFC for.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 17, 2023

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to our witnesses for appearing here today. We appreciate that.

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Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· May 16, 2023

I have to mention again, we have legislation in front of us that will honor our law enforcement officers. When we go off on tangents and talk about what words are there and what words are not there, the simple fact is, a ``yes'' vote on…

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Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· May 16, 2023

I urge all of my colleagues not to make excuses about this legislation, not to say that it doesn't have this, it has this, or you changed this because they are playing word games. The public is watching, and law enforcement officers are…

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Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· May 16, 2023

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…

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Michelle Fischbach
@michellefischbach· Republican · MN· May 16, 2023

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 398 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 398 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

I think probably anybody that operates in this lane on diplomacy cannot be more disgusted with the U.N. than it is right now.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

This Administration consistently and all too often worries about what Putin will do.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

We need to accept that Russia sees this kind of diplomacy as weakness and that it only seriously responds when we project strength.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

I think there is a real opportunity there and I think that we really ought to exploit it, and I think it underscores the disgust that the world has with what Russia is doing there.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

I am disgusted there, but that just means that we have got to pay more attention on a bilateral basis with our diplomacy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

We need a policy where Putin wakes up every morning worried about what we will do.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

Russia under Putin is an autocratic and imperialistic regime and poses an acute threat to the freedom and stability.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

I do not know how you can watch what has happened in Ukraine, the atrocities that have been committed there on a par with the kinds of things that happened in World War II and say, well, this is all right because they wanted to join NATO…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 15, 2023

We must view Russia not only as a serious adversary in its own right, but also recognize its role in U.S.-China competition.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· May 10, 2023

I have got to honestly say you are supremely qualified, and I am really just looking forward to voting for your support.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· May 10, 2023

I have got to honestly say you are supremely qualified, and I am really just looking forward to voting for your support.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 9, 2023

It just seems to me it needs more attention, more individual attention, because as you have noted, you got a whole lot on your plate.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 9, 2023

To be honest with you, I do not see how we move forward with the current situation the way it is in Sudan with two warring generals.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 9, 2023

I think it is a good discussion of the issues and the problems and how we got here.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 9, 2023

I expect to receive meaningful explanation of why these questions for the record took over 100 days to complete.

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