James E. Risch

Well, I am going to have to look at the rest of the budget, but I have got to tell you, I am deeply disappointed that that cut has been made and the money is being spread somewhere else.

I really object to taking it away from them and putting it somewhere else.

You cannot by force take another country's territory.

We must reorient American foreign policy to be rooted in supporting democracy and human rights, which serve our long-term interests.

Our unity of purpose with our democratic allies and partners against Putin's illegal war is critical and goes far beyond Ukraine's borders.

We cannot be on the sidelines and mired down in bureaucratic processes. We need ambitious and consistent resourcing.

China is still the challenge of the century.

The American people need a State Department that is fully capable of advancing interests and values of all Americans.

It is difficult to persuade them otherwise in the face of the evidence.

Xi is no peacemaker. He seems ready to validate Russia's war crimes in Ukraine.

Again, we need to encourage our European allies to join us in what we are trying to do as far as Iran is concerned.

We are talking about a potential repeal of the 2002 AUMF.

Moving along, I want to talk about the outcompete China initiative, which I think we are all in agreement on as far as objective is concerned.

I appreciate that and----

Fair enough, and although I think you would agree with me that the $2 billion is--in mandatory is going to be tough to do.

I was deeply disappointed when I saw what was proposed here. The $16 million is--I mean, it is stunningly--if we are going to--if we are going to pursue the porcupine theory of how to defend Taiwan, I mean, the $16 million is--does not…

I continue to strongly disagree with the International Criminal Court's prior actions relating to the Afghanistan situation with regard to U.S. personnel and maintain our longstanding objection to the Court's assertion of jurisdiction over…

The United States firmly opposes the opening of the investigation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Palestinian situation.

I was also disappointed President de Silva turned down Germany's request for ammunition Ukraine needs to defend its sovereign territory against the unprovoked Russian invasion and occupation.

I am disturbed by reports that the President instead just asked them to move the port visit until after their meeting.

Next year, we will celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations. The Administration should seize this moment with a bold bilateral agenda.

I am disturbed by reports that the President instead just asked them to move the port visit until after their meeting.

It just seems to me that why bother doing this? In fact, if anything, I think it undermines us by doing something like this and then it not having any consequences.

The United States has an enduring interest in our prosperous, democratic, and stable Western Hemisphere.

What good does sanctioning do if you do not do anything about it when a country like this takes the action it did?