Jim Risch actually said...

"Getting the State Department to do the basics--provide witnesses for hearings, feedback on legislation, and updates before issues hit the news--is extremely difficult without authorizing bills."

"If we want to exercise full oversight of the State Department, which is the charge of this committee, we must regularly and consistently authorize the State Department."

"After the fall of Kabul, the U.S. Embassy informed stakeholders that all pending visas, passports, and documentation for consular services had been destroyed."

"I would strenuously urge that you personally take a look at that and see if you cannot move that on"