Jim Risch actually said...

Within less than a generation, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro have turned Venezuela into a failed state.

Nicaragua joins Cuba on a seemingly bottomless descent into authoritarianism.

Putin openly endorses increasingly authoritarian rulers with the goal of destabilizing the region and threatening insecurity.

The United States has had an enduring interest in a stable and prosperous Western Hemisphere and the democratic order is the best guarantor ...