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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I am deeply disappointed that the House of Representatives have attempted to pull the Iron Dome funding from the Continuing Resolution.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

If confirmed, I would have three overarching goals as PRM Assistant Secretary.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I would promote policies for safe, orderly and humane migration as well as population policies that enhance maternal and child health.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I would be a responsible steward of the taxpayer dollars that make PRM's work possible.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I would lead PRM in promoting protection, providing lifesaving humanitarian aid, and seeking durable solutions through humanitarian diplomacy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I do not think simply because there is an alternative that is worse we should take this--in my judgment, a very bad agency and try to make that work.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I think that thinking is just delusional.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I appreciate the conversation. We will continue that. I committed to you and I continue to commit to you that I will work in good faith to get these people in place.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I am worried by the disregard we showed our NATO allies in our hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I am concerned that the current administration's approach to these dilemmas appears to not strike the appropriate balance and runs the risk of ceding the region to other malevolent powers.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

The administration's precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan has been a strategic unforced error.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

This is not a hallmark of a democracy by any stretch of the imagination.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

Our allies deserve better, especially after invoking Article 5 following the 9/11 attacks and fighting alongside our troops for more than 20 years.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

The Abraham Accords especially need to be embraced. They need to be enhanced. They need to be further moved forward.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

A hasty U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan threatens to squander our hard-fought gains there.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

I welcome the opportunity to work with Congress to meet our financial obligations.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 26, 2021

As neighbors, Mexico and the United States share an enduring interest in maintaining robust security and economic cooperation.

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