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On the recordDecember 10, 2025
Senator, first of all, that has been done over a number of years, and it has proven to be incredibly ineffectual. I have had lengthy discussions with the Secretary of State, who obviously is a person who has been focused on this area of the globe for a long time. And he says that they consider this, the terrorist groups consider this a cost of doing business, that kind of a boarding or what have you. But what has happened is, with those boats being sunk the way they are with the people who are in the process of launching this attack on the United States being killed, that has drastically--drastically-- lowered the number of boats that are coming to the United States loaded with drugs. This is the most effective way to do it. Bless you, Mr. President, for doing it. Keep it up. Continue to put these drugs on the bottom of the ocean.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Discussing the effectiveness of sinking drug-laden boats to combat drug trafficking.

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