Jim Risch actually said...

"If confirmed, I would focus on bolstering Iraq as a sovereign, stable, secure partner, free from destabilizing influences."

"I think if you cannot call out an antisemitic trope or prejudice, how in God's name are you going to do this job?"

"If confirmed, I will urge Iraq's leaders to expediently form a new government that bolsters Iraq's sovereignty and serves the needs of the Iraqi people."

"It remains in the United States' vital national interest to help defend our Gulf partners--and to help our Gulf partners defend themselves--against external aggression."