James E. Risch: “We really need to ratchet up our sanctions in that regard.”

For whatever reason the second branch of government is reluctant to anger other countries or look at the wrath of other countries, and that is just flat wrong.

democracy is a whole lot better than authoritarianism.

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

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.