James E. Risch: “It just seems to me that why bother doing this? In fact, if anything, I think it undermines us by doing something like…”

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.

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

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