James E. Risch

As we celebrate 250 years of Independence, we must remember the sacrifices made to secure it and recommit ourselves to the ideals that have defined our great nation for centuries: freedom, faith, hard work, equality, and the Rule of Law.

“America is the greatest nation in the world. Not by a little bit, but by a whole lot. For 250 years, the United States has stood as a beacon of freedom, opportunity, perseverance, and innovation. This American spirit is alive and well…

This is an attack on the United States by people who have been designated as terrorists.

After reviewing the Senate Energy and Natural Resources reconciliation language, I do not support the proposed provision to sell public lands.

I think it is incumbent upon us as we go forward to do that, and I commit to you that we will continue to pursue that.

I agree with that, and one of the other ones we really needed to turn the screw on is on the Russians.

Oh, we can be fired.

The beauty of the Constitution of the United States is that the legislative branch is a co-equal branch of government to the executive branch, and you can actually do stuff.

For whatever reason the second branch of government is reluctant to anger other countries or look at the wrath of other countries, and that is just flat wrong.

When I did REPO, which you referred to, my biggest enemy was not Democrats. My biggest enemy was the Administration.

What is happening there today, as we speak, on the ground is unacceptable what the current authorities are doing against the people of Georgia.

I do think we need a closer relationship between the intent of Congress and the implementation of our laws.

The tragic situations there cry out for us using every tool in our diplomatic toolbox to help deal with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

I am proud of the work we did together to permanently authorize the Global Magnitsky authority.

The United States has been a partner of Georgia for 30 years now, supporting its democracy, its self-determination, its security, and it is a relationship that has been based on shared values.

I was impressed. I really was impressed with the way they were held.

Democracy is a whole lot better than authoritarianism.

It should not surprise anyone that the model anti-NGO law was first designed by Vladimir Putin.

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

The tool of choice for authoritarians these days is anti-nongovernmental organization laws, also referred to as foreign agent laws.

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

This is a huge bipartisan victory, really, for Congress, and I think probably most Americans do not have a full appreciation of how important the Pacific Region is as far as our competition with China is concerned.

Boy, I will tell you, that is a heavy lift sometimes.

I am not seeing the same enthusiasm for the Administration.