James E. Risch: “democracy is in decline, 17 years of consecutive decline according to Freedom House.”

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

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

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

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.