Jim Risch actually said...

"I think that--after this hearing and after my trip and what have you, I think all of us should compliment the UAE, No. 1, for being a friend of America in the region, being as open and transparent as ..."

"I think Senator Risch made a good point about the fact that an agreement like this could provide better opportunities."

"It seems to me it would be very, very naive for us to believe that if we just walked away from this, the UAE would abandon their efforts to do this."

"I think certainly we should continue to negotiate and work in good faith with them, to help them accomplish what they want to, because what they want appears to be in the best interest of the United S..."