James E. Risch: “I find it embarrassing. I think it is antithetical to our strategic interests.”

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

democracy is a whole lot better than authoritarianism.

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.

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.