James E. Risch: “If I was another country I would say well, look, the U.S. asked them not to dock.”

What is happening there today, as we speak, on the ground is unacceptable what the current authorities are doing against the people of Georgia.

Autocrats fear the loss of control, and this ensures opposing ideas are neither seen nor heard.

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 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.