James E. Risch: “We need to lead with our values as we try to advance an agenda of good governance in the region.”

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

This is an attack on the United States by people who have been designated as terrorists.

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

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.