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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

The two nominations before us today are important and, indeed, really critical to our nation's foreign policy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I want to impress upon you the importance of a successful and timely conclusion to these negotiations for the entire North West congressional delegation.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

Russia has completely modernized its nuclear forces and has done so outside existing treaty limits.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

The use of chemical weapons is reprehensible.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

Unfortunately, many in the West have clung to the notion that we can simply rely on the policies of the past to keep us secure today.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

More government spending of borrowed money or of government-appropriated private capital is simply not the answer to our problems or those of other countries.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

Meanwhile, China is on pace to at least double its nuclear stockpile over the next decade.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

Frankly, I was not as shocked as a lot of people were. I do not know how you sit at a table with--Ms. Zeya, as you indicated, you are sitting around a table with the who is who of human rights violators on the planet.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

It is completely unacceptable that the ICC has decided to pursue cases clearly outside of their jurisdiction.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I think that at this point we should look forward rather than backwards.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I would commend the administration's approach to reasserting U.S. leadership on human rights by reclaiming an American seat at the table.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

This legislation, introduced by Senator Menendez and myself, counters the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence globally.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I do not concur in the initial statement about the prior administration. There is no good answer to this.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I wish you well, and we will support you every way we can.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I have listened very carefully to the nation that is most directly affected by what happens with Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

I am heartened that President Biden nominated both of you.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jan 18, 2021

USAID must be led by someone who understands that aid is most effective when it is targeted toward clearly-defined U.S. national interests.

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