Jim Risch

I rise to speak about the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be our next Secretary of State. By now, we have all heard about Director Pompeo's accomplishments: first in his class at West Point, U.S. Army officer, graduate of Harvard Law School…

today, along with my colleague Senator Mike Crapo, I wish to recognize fellow Idahoan Larry Cope who retired from Clear Springs Foods, Inc., in Buhl, ID, in March of this year. Larry, who is president and CEO of the company, has had an…

The Committee will come to order.

I am shocked to hear that the private sector is ahead of the Federal Government on some of this.

I think this is something that really needs to be done quickly, as has been indicated, and it certainly has benefits not only for Americans but will, I think, benefit people who are sight impaired all over the world.

today I would like to honor the exceptional impact made by America's small business development centers on the small business community. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I recognize the importance…

the lesson--unsatisfying as it might seem--is that outside actors, the U.S. among them, should deal cautiously with Lebanese affairs.

Today, Lebanon forces--faces enormous challenges. Security is first among those--these issues.

But, it also sits in a very rough neighborhood today, with many outside forces attempting to upset the balance among its sectarian political forces.

there is no politics without Hezbollah, there is no equilibrium or balance or stability without Hezbollah.

Lebanon has been a regional center for finance and trade for centuries, and has always been an important nation in the Middle East.

This hearing is very timely, given a number of international conferences on Lebanon and upcoming elections in Lebanon in May.

Are either one of you aware, or has it been suggested to either one of you, or have you seen any evidence of any kind that any U.S. person was involved in this scheme?

I have had the same challenge as I have dealt with some of our European friends to explain to them about the branches of government.

This Committee will always have your backs.

The only thing I would say to that, though, is, that door swings both ways.

Failure is not an option, is not a platitude here.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). Without objection, it is so ordered. All postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the…

The best course for Russia, I say this in a hortatory fashion, would be to work in active support of Geneva, of 2254.

Once ISIS came into the picture in Syria, it gave us an opportunity to have a clear objective and to do something about ISIS.

I thought the Vice President did a fabulous job, when he went to South Korea, of laying out exactly what is on America's mind when it comes to North Korea.

If you cut the State Department, I am going to have--you better buy me more bullets.

I want to thank Senator Shaheen for bringing up the, quote, ''bloody-nose strategy.

However, we, I think, have to continue to be clear about the disrespect for the democratic process and institutions that the current government has shown.

the important part is the political leadership of Tunisia has remained committed, committed to working through the democratic institutions that they have set up since 2011.