James E. Risch

I have been intrigued by the fact that the Chinese have been modestly successful in these policing agreements that they have entered into with some of the countries.

These agreements are foremost a promise to the three compact countries.

I passed the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act--I assume you are familiar with that--and it was in 2022, and it provides State with much needed flexibilities to stand up our overseas missions.

I would strongly suggest that you guys revisit your efforts in that regard and see how you might be able to make them more attractive so when they do bite on the hook that it is our hook and not the Chinese.

We have had a long history of friendship with the Pacific Islands.

We have had a long history of friendship with the Pacific Islands.

I mean, we all want to do something about it, but somebody needs to tell us what the money is going to go for, what a path forward is there for, and you have described the situation as bleak.

Well, I appreciate that and certainly those efforts are laudable and need to be doubled down because there is nothing more frustrating than trying to do the right thing and then seeing things wind up in the wrong hands.

When President Biden ordered an extraordinary draw down of the Emerson Trust in April of 2022 it took 12 months and $388 million to transport $282 million worth of food.

Let us be clear. Congress will never appropriate its way out of this current global food security crisis.

I mean, we all want to do something about it, but somebody needs to tell us what the money is going to go for, what a path forward is there for, and you have described the situation as bleak.

When President Biden ordered an extraordinary draw down of the Emerson Trust in April of 2022 it took 12 months and $388 million to transport $282 million worth of food.

Let us be clear. Congress will never appropriate its way out of this current global food security crisis.

Well, I appreciate that and certainly those efforts are laudable and need to be doubled down because there is nothing more frustrating than trying to do the right thing and then seeing things wind up in the wrong hands.

I think it is a smart approach to target Iran's illegal oil smuggling to China.

Money is the sinews of war. Iran understands that. If you do not go after the money, it is just not a serious strategy.

We never talked about it, and I am not going to get into the details here but one of the real things that we really need to focus on is not a drop of oil moves without it going into a ship, and that ship has to have insurance or the ship…

We must demonstrate American leadership.

It is clear the Iranian regime doubts Biden's will to impose serious costs. It is time to do things differently.

When it comes to Iran, both sides of the aisle agree on more than they disagree.

It is clear the Iranian regime doubts Biden's will to impose serious costs. It is time to do things differently.

When it comes to Iran, both sides of the aisle agree on more than they disagree.

We must demonstrate American leadership.

I think it is a smart approach to target Iran's illegal oil smuggling to China.

This is a failure of American policy that will have consequences for years to come.