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democracy is a whole lot better than authoritarianism.

those elections were about as straight up as I have ever seen.

the United States has been a partner of Georgia for 30 years now, supporting its democracy, its self-determination, its security.

This is a bipartisan issue, and it is an American issue and something we all need to work on together.

Autocrats fear the loss of control, and this ensures opposing ideas are neither seen nor heard.

I join in acknowledging National POW/MIA Recognition Day this September 20, 2024, in heartfelt memory of Idaho's and all of America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). In August, Idaho welcomed home Lieutenant Allan…

with election politics front of mind, doomed-to-fail show votes have become an all too frequent occurrence in this Chamber. But there is no more obvious show vote than the one scheduled to happen today, immediately before the August…

I find it embarrassing. I think it is antithetical to our strategic interests.

Aggressively targeting China should be the top priority in U.S. sanctions policy.

The balance of power in the region continues to move in China's favor.

I always appreciate your understanding of these issues and frankness.

I do not like going to a country in which we sit down with the leader, and we do not have an ambassador there.

I think the problem is there is some people making the same mistake right now with China.