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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.

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Jul 20, 2021

We must take a clear-eyed look at our relationship with Turkey.

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Jul 20, 2021

It is unacceptable that Turkey believes it can reap the benefits of NATO membership while refusing to commit to the basic principle of a cohesive interoperable alliance.

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Jul 20, 2021

I think a lot of us have been incredibly clear with them of the consequences, and my sense is they did not really think we would follow through on things like CAATSA.

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Jul 20, 2021

Those F-35s will not be delivered to Turkey so long as there are S-400 missiles on Turkish soil.

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Jul 20, 2021

Turkey is a center of a complex and important geopolitical crossroads.

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Jul 15, 2021

the State of Idaho has had a long history with Chinese immigration to both our cities and the wilderness areas of Idaho. Today, I am pleased to honor Polly Bemis, the United States' most famous Chinese pioneer woman. There have been many…

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Jun 16, 2021

When we graduated from college, there were over 40 mills in Southern Idaho cutting timber, cutting logs. Today they are down to one.

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Jun 16, 2021

I cannot imagine that, why the Administration is looking at this person for this.

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Jun 16, 2021

The initial cause was, there was a lot of litigation that really shut down supply and then, of course, it went from there to other things.

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Jun 16, 2021

this woman who has been nominated, I am very much opposed to, in fact, one of my good democrat friends conceded, yes, she made a mistake some decades back. Tree spiking is not a mistake.

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Jun 8, 2021

Last year on August 9, a Belarusian election was stolen from its people.

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Jun 8, 2021

I am deeply troubled by Russia's willingness to facilitate the regime's repressions and its attempts through the last months to normalize Lukashenka's extensive human rights abuses.

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Jun 8, 2021

There can be no normalization. It is as if the regime believes a page will be turned and they can go back to building relations with the West.

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Jun 7, 2021

What is easy is to say no and push your chair away from the table if you cannot get them to where you need to be, and the JCPOA did not come anywhere close on that.

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Jun 7, 2021

I do not know how somebody could ask us to vote for it when we know that that money is going to be money that causes blood to flow.

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Jun 7, 2021

I have long called for a responsible end to the war, but by doing so in a manner that keeps Americans safe.

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Jun 7, 2021

I have irreconcilable differences with the Administration on simply going back into the JCPOA that we were in before.

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Jun 7, 2021

Iran has been engaged in these activities, including support for Hamas, including support for other terror groups.

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Jun 7, 2021

Currently, the U.N. is assessing the United States at a rate of 27.9 percent. No country should pay more than 25 percent.

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Jun 7, 2021

I do not think there is anybody here who would suggest that the dealings you are going to have with Iran are not tough. They are tough. It is not easy.

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Jun 7, 2021

Increasing foreign aid absent a clear strategy that emphasizes efficiency, effectiveness, and ultimately self-reliance will not advance U.S. strategic interests.

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Jun 7, 2021

The problem that its nuclear program--and now that it is not abiding by the constraints of the JCPOA--is literally galloping forward.

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Jun 7, 2021

I am also concerned by the President's submission to Putin and abandonment of our European allies by waiving sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG.

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Jun 7, 2021

Give Putin an inch and he will take a mile, and I agree with the Chairman wholeheartedly that all he understands is power.

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