Jim Risch

This is not the primary jurisdiction of this Committee. It is the Judiciary and Rules Committee.

First of all, you know, to me, my philosophy is that this problem should not be the employer's problem. This should be the employee's problem.

Is that important to you?

That is what we want to get.

the language of the bill needs to be specific. It needs to tell these agencies what they can and, more importantly, what they cannot do.

Okay. With no liability to the company.

The 'why' is real important. Why is it not working?

I want to underscore for you that people really want to see this brought to an end.

I appreciate that, and I agree completely that by spotlighting this that does a tremendous amount of good in the world court of public opinion.

What you just described is exactly what has happened before.

The longer we talk, the larger the stockpile they get of the materials they need to construct a weapon.

We can turn the screw as tight as we want, but that probably is not going to do the job.

If you keep doing the same thing you are going to keep getting the same results, and that is exactly what has been happening here for years and years.

the rising tide lifts all boats and it is important that we focus on that.

I would really hope that you will revisit the language and the adjectives and the vocabulary that we are using.

They have that, and they are ready, willing, and able every time that there is an incident somewhere in the world to respond and to assist and to be helpful in seeing that these kinds of things do not happen in the future.

But if that is not successful, then the only option left then will be a vote for a use of force.

the last thing we want to see after all of the sacrifices that Americans have made is those gains in terms of political reforms and political transition and the road to democracy--those gains squandered.

People in America are not happy with the growth and particularly with what seems to be this expanding reach.

I think those issues in the East China Sea are driven by the regional countries, but that means that the United States has an interest and an obligation to do everything we can to support and continue to support the peaceful resolution, to…

The East China Sea is a poster child for the lack of the ability of the treaty to resolve these kinds of things.

I hope you will take back a message again to the State Department on how important it is that this man be released from prison, for doing something that the world does not condone, and that is simply for exercising his religious freedom.

I think we should take out of this description of what is happening there, the words 'success' and 'effective.'

I know you have been briefed on the importance of the Idaho National Laboratory, which is the home--it is the leading laboratory for nuclear energy in America.

It is not tenable for the United Nations to exist immune from that conversation.