Jim Risch actually said...

"It is vital that we get an Ambassador in Baghdad as soon as possible because there is no substitute for having the President's Envoy, the U.S. Ambassador, in place and on the job."

"I could not stress more urgently to my colleagues the counterproductivity of such a move."

"You know there is a vote. We're going to need to run in a minute."

"We also know that free markets only work when they're free from monopolies and from market manipulation."