James E. Risch

I am tired of the Department slow walking key reforms that would improve its efficiency and effectiveness.

I am tired of the Department slow walking key reforms that would improve its efficiency and effectiveness.

You have to have that rigorous debate between the security professionals, between the people who are building, and we want to do this right.

They deserve our best.

Our experts on the ground should make these decisions, not folks sitting 5,000 miles away in Washington.

Can you give me just a--I do not want a blah, blah, blah, answer.

You have to have that rigorous debate between the security professionals, between the people who are building, and we want to do this right.

They deserve our best.

It is ironclad as long as they do what we tell them to do.

Do we support in their ambition to eliminate Hamas?

We are all full of hope. But unfortunately, the history that we have had with these two countries is very, very discouraging.

Nobody has said anything to me. I turned on TV set. And there it is that somebody has made a decision that countermands the agreement that we made.

We are all full of hope. But unfortunately, the history that we have had with these two countries is very, very discouraging.

I want to ask you about that.

Do we support in their ambition to eliminate Hamas?

Nobody has said anything to me. I turned on TV set. And there it is that somebody has made a decision that countermands the agreement that we made.

Ma'am, you are living in la-la land. They are not coming back to the table.

the Biden administration has been very open in its communications with us, and I think respects greatly the legislative branch of government.

It is going to be never. You guys are dreaming over there if this is what you are waiting for.

It is ironclad as long as they do what we tell them to do.

you are being too tough on ITAR. ITAR is really, really important when you are trying to withhold secrets from Russia, and China, and others.

AUKUS is an outstanding enterprise. It is the NATO of the 21st century right now for the Indo-Pacific.

For deterrence to be credible, it must be backed up by capability and political will to follow through on the threat.

the Biden administration has been very open in its communications with us, and I think respects greatly the legislative branch of government.

The only way they would come back to the table is if they think they can snooker us again.