James E. Risch: “It is the United States interest to promote economic freedom, which lifts hundreds of millions of people out of poverty…”

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

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 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.