Jim Risch

I commit that to you.

You have a remarkable congressional delegation in Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan, and Representative Young.

We are no strangers to the difficulty of the laws we passed falling into the bureaucracy.

as you may know, I was a strong supporter of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that passed this body and was signed into law last year. With every passing day, we are hearing more about the positive effects this law is having on the economy as a…

today, Senator Crapo and I recognize and congratulate Mr. Alan L. Gunn on his upcoming retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy after more than 40 years of distinguished service in various roles at the U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of…

as you may know, I voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that became law last year. Every day we are learning more about the positive impact this law is having on the economy and about average Americans having more money in their…

Thank you. First of all, Ambassador Nuland, thank you for your well-thought-out recommendations. I think those are serious and deserve serious consideration.

I want to summarize here a little bit. Both of you have indicated, and I think it's well documented, that this whole thing started in spring of 2016 and gradually grew through the year, to the point where, in September at the G20 summit…

as you may know, I supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that became law in December of last year. We hear stories every day of the positive impact this law has had on the economy at large and in the lives of Americans who are seeing more…

They take that very seriously. And they know that the Constitution requires them to not only get consent, but to get advice.

We are all about human rights. We always have been, we always will be.

I believe the President is getting excellent advice from that national security team so that no one thinks that the President is sitting in the Oval Office reading a magazine.

I can tell you personally that the President of the United States has told me personally, the Vice President of the United States has told me personally, the Secretary of State has told me personally that it is their intent to craft this…

Both of those were missing with the Iran deal.

the choice for a military solution is not ours. It is his.

You know, the question was asked about whether you are worried that failure might lead to military action.

as you know, Congress passed, and the President signed, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act late last year. While much media attention has been focused on certain aspects of tax reform, one topic that has not received due attention is the positive…

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was passed last year, has already been a big win for small businesses and, more importantly, their employees.

we passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which allows our job creators of all sizes to grow and reinvest in their employees.

I have always found Ms. Haspel to be open, to be forthcoming, and to be truthful.

I'm going to support this nomination. I don't take that lightly.

This is a woman who dedicated her life to doing it. She has been over 30 years with the CIA.

The people in this town, many of them hate Trump so bad that no matter who he nominates they're going to raise anything they can.

The trust of this Agency is so important when we deal with the Five Eyes or amongst the Five Eyes.

I'm also persuaded by the former directors, both Republicans and Democrats, who are enthusiastically supporting your appointment.