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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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Feb 10, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Feb 5, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Feb 4, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Feb 4, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Feb 3, 2025

reserving the right to object, I want to rise today to talk about what Senator Coons is attempting to do here. I have to say, a lot of us have said for years that the greatest national security threat that Americans face is our…

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Feb 3, 2025

first of all, to my good friend from Delaware, I know that he is aware that a number of the programs here have already received a waiver because the case was made for those programs, and that is appropriate. But, look, as I started to say…

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Feb 3, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Feb 3, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 28, 2025

I come to the floor today to talk about the ICC bill and the vote we are going to have immediately following the lunch hour. When the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his…

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Jan 20, 2025

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows…

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Jan 20, 2025

it is an honor to be here today to ask the Senate to confirm President Trump's first appointment, that being our colleague Marco Rubio to be the 72nd Secretary of State of this great country. His nomination was voted positively and…

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Jan 20, 2025

I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of Calendar No. 1, S. 5, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 2, Marco Rubio of Florida to be Secretary of State; further, that the Senate vote on…

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Jan 15, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 14, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

govinfo.gov
Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Jan 8, 2025

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

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Dec 17, 2024

today I rise with my colleagues Senator Mike Crapo, Congressman Mike Simpson, and Congressman Russ Fulcher to acknowledge former Idaho U.S. Senator James A. McClure who, on December 27, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Senator…

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Dec 12, 2024

First of all, let me say, I want to fully associate myself with the remarks of my colleague from New Hampshire. She said it about as well as it can be said, but I am going to underscore it and go back. As she said, in 2012, she and I were…

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Dec 4, 2024

The enforcement of those sanctions, the pursuit of those sanctions are incredibly important, and I do not think we are doing nearly as good a job pursuing as we are putting them on.

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Dec 4, 2024

I think it is incumbent upon us as we go forward to do that, and I commit to you that we will continue to pursue that.

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Dec 4, 2024

I look forward to working with you and Senator Shaheen and Senator Kaine and everybody else here to come up with new legislation to hold the executive branch's feet to the fire.

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