James E. Risch

I do not know what the path forward is. I guess that is your guys' job, but you need to come up with something to get their attention.

Addressing this threat will require greater awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, better coordination of local, state, and federal law enforcement resources for mental health, and effective--very effective--international cooperation.

Illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids pose an unprecedented threat to American families.

America does not believe that, that the border is secure with the thousands of people that are coming across.

The difficulty, of course, is that that situation deteriorated dramatically and quickly and we are back to where we were before.

Addressing this threat will require greater awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, better coordination of local, state, and federal law enforcement resources for mental health, and effective--very effective--international cooperation.

I cringe every time I hear somebody from the Administration say, oh, well, the border is secure.

It is time the Administration wakes up. We have a serious threat at the border and the President needs to be serious about addressing it.

I think complex is as kind a way as you could say it regarding our relationship with China at the present time.

Illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids pose an unprecedented threat to American families.

I do not know what the path forward is. I guess that is your guys' job, but you need to come up with something to get their attention.

In 2021, more than 100,000 Americans--more than 100,000 Americans--died from drug overdoses, nearly 70 percent of which were from fentanyl poisoning.

The difficulty, of course, is that that situation deteriorated dramatically and quickly and we are back to where we were before.

I cringe every time I hear somebody from the Administration say, oh, well, the border is secure.

Nothing is more urgent than ensuring Taiwan has the capabilities and training to deter Chinese aggression.

Nothing is more urgent than ensuring Taiwan has the capabilities and training to deter Chinese aggression.

The Chinese Government's tacit endorsement of this massive drug trade is just not right.

Money has a way of doing that.

The Chinese Government's tacit endorsement of this massive drug trade is just not right.

China is certainly our high priority in this legislative session as we go forward.

I have said for years that we Republicans and Democrats--the executive and legislative branch--have to work together if we are going to confront what China is doing.

We believe we need to help them in asymmetric weapons capabilities, help them train and integrate their reserves.

The United States has to step up and defend democratic values, not just the might of our military, but the power of our diplomatic persuasion.

The Biden administration said over and over again that it supports security assistance to Taiwan. However, it did nothing to advocate for Taiwan during the appropriations process.

We believe we need to help them in asymmetric weapons capabilities, help them train and integrate their reserves.