I passed the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act--I assume you are familiar with that--and it was in 2022, and it provides State with much needed flexibilities to stand up our overseas missions.
Senator Risch discusses a law aiding overseas missions.
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The tool of choice for authoritarians these days is anti-nongovernmental organization laws, also referred to as foreign agent 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 agree with that, and one of the other ones we really needed to turn the screw on is on the Russians.
I do think we need a closer relationship between the intent of Congress and the implementation of our laws.
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