Jim Risch actually said...

Each of us that signed that is an elected Member of the United States Senate, and as such is a member of the first branch of this government.

Risch defends the senators' right to communicate with foreign leaders.

03/10/2015

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We should be able to do both.

Ending this conflict would bring peace to a fractured region and remove one of Russia's key levers of influence in the region.

Our action in response to the crisis in the Nagorno-Karabakh will be key to broader U.S. policy toward the region.

It is better to be America's adversary or irritant than it is to be America's ally.