On the recordMay 16, 2024
I am not going to support anybody that was complicit in the horrific treatment of U.S. diplomats in China during COVID-19.
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congress.govI am not going to support anybody that was complicit in the horrific treatment of U.S. diplomats in China during COVID-19.
Risch expresses his refusal to support nominees linked to mistreatment of diplomats in China.
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