Jim Risch actually said...

"They deserve to live in peace. They deserve freedom and security, and that means ensuring that a peace deal does not lead to ethnic cleansing for the Armenian people of Nagorno-Karabakh."

"The emerging instability in Europe and Eurasia has made clear the need for a strong U.S. policy for the Caucasus."

"We owe it to our western communities and to all Americans who hold dear our vast public lands to empower and encourage them to do what is allowed under this bill."

"It is rare to have industry, conservation, and recreation groups rally around a singular, uniting issue the way they have with this legislation."