“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Jim Risch

The Public Record

Jim Risch is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Risch previously held the position of lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2009 and served in the Idaho State Senate from 2002 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as government accountability and land management, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Idaho.

Quotes by year · 2009–20262,736 total · peak 2021 (404)
2009: 160 quotes2010: 217 quotes2011: 135 quotes2012: 94 quotes2013: 197 quotes2014: 116 quotes2015: 150 quotes2016: 54 quotes2017: 135 quotes2018: 105 quotes2019: 106 quotes2020: 105 quotes2021: 404 quotes2022: 279 quotes2023: 213 quotes2024: 151 quotes2025: 70 quotes2026: 45 quotes
Jan 2, 2017

We Americans should be very proud of that.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

I have grave concerns about a retreat of American leadership at a time that our globe severely needs it.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

Today gives you a chance to go over with this committee, the committee wants to work with you.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

the more we can stand this government up, the better off we will be.

congress.gov
Nov 30, 2016

Europe will never be the same after what has happened over the last 24 months.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

We need a set of rules that we all acknowledge are binding as far as whose job it is to do what in this democracy.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

I am not responsible to anyone except the people of America and the courts of America, not to some court convened in Europe.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

I share Senator Cardin's view on the prerogative of the first branch of government.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

It is incredibly frustrating when you have a discussion with a member of the foreign media.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

That is nonsense, absolute nonsense.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

We are mixing the constitutional prerogatives of two co-equal branches of the federal government.

congress.gov

Politicians like Jim Risch