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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I was one that was deeply disappointed when the waiver was granted. I do not understand it.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

There is absolutely no reason for India to purchase oil if indeed they want to support the world community.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

The administration is focused on this--hiding behind a curtain of, 'Oh, well, we are doing an investigation.'

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

But if that is not successful, then the only option left then will be a vote for a use of force.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I would really hope that you will revisit the language and the adjectives and the vocabulary that we are using.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I think those issues in the East China Sea are driven by the regional countries, but that means that the United States has an interest and an obligation to do everything we can to support and continue to support the peaceful resolution, to…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

It is about, as the international community has said, not to pursue nuclear weapons, a nuclear capacity that could ultimately turn into a nuclear weapon, not regime change, as much as I may have issues with the regime.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

The East China Sea is a poster child for the lack of the ability of the treaty to resolve these kinds of things.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I think people should understand there and should understand in the international community and the administration should understand that the other options on the table we are getting closer and closer and closer to because of the…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I hope, as you go to the United Nations, you will take the view that America is unique and exceptional, and we are a unique and exceptional people.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

I hope you will take back a message again to the State Department on how important it is that this man be released from prison, for doing something that the world does not condone, and that is simply for exercising his religious freedom.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

One of the ways I think we need to do that is to insist that the United States withhold contributions to any U.N. entity that would grant full membership to the Palestinian Authority.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

Since then, we have run into a number of people who have said that they advised both the State Department and virtually every agency of government that it was, indeed, a terrorist attack.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia is absolutely vital and essential.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

We cannot stand up for Israel, we cannot stand up for American values, we are not there leading on a range of other U.S. interests.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

People in America are not happy with the growth and particularly with what seems to be this expanding reach.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

the last thing we want to see after all of the sacrifices that Americans have made is those gains in terms of political reforms and political transition and the road to democracy--those gains squandered.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· May 6, 2013

This continual arena in the matters that are sovereign concerns of individual nations is concerning.

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