This is not a partisan issue, by any stretch of the imagination. We are all pulling the wagon together here.
Jim Risch
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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.
The electric grid that we have in America is really, incredibly, dependable.
The purpose of today's hearing is to receive testimony on Senate bill 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.
Unfortunately, because of the development of the worldwide web... it also now has vulnerabilities.
An event that happened on December 23rd, 2015 in the Ukraine... caused immeasurable damage and difficulty.
I want to talk a little bit about where we have been on this issue because I think it is important...
The loss of our native habitat to invasive species and the conifer encroachment.
The method he used, I think, was outstanding because it is the method I used when we wrote the successful roadless rule when I was governor.
Let me tell you, first of all, you represent, in my judgement, one of the most successful conservation organizations in America.
Virtually everyone is in agreement that this magnificent bird should be protected to the degree that it is has a sustainable future.
It just seems to me that NATO needs to have both in its defense posture, through its diplomacy, through a whole host of things a more robust sense of deterrence, not just simply defense.





