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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements on his priorities that were included in the Senate-passed FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): State Department Reauthorization: to exercise congressional oversight over the State Department and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump’s constitutional authority to authorize strikes on narco-terrorists trafficking drugs into the United States. Read his full remarks below: Click the image above to watch Chairman...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on recent developments of the political situation in Georgia following the crackdown in the aftermath of the local elections held on October 4: “We are...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), in a bipartisan...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after their meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. “We were happy to welcome Prime Minister Carney to the United States Capitol today. America...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ unprovoked and brutal attack on Israel on October 7th:“Tomorrow marks two-years since Hamas terrorists forced themselves across the Israeli border and conducted a...

WASHINGTON - U. S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act. This bill establishes an interagency task force, aka “Tiger Team”, to identify Chinese military and non-military targets for sanctions, export controls, and other economic measures that...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one subcommittee hearing. Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Hearing, Chaired by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.): Combatting the People’s Republic of China’s Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, And Deceptive Behavior in the...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department’s newly released Trafficking in Persons Report. “The United States has always been the leader in the global fight to combat and monitor human trafficking and, under the leadership of...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one subcommittee hearing. Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Hearing, Chaired by Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.): The Future of U.S. Black Sea Strategy. Date: Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 Time: 2:30pm Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building,...

BOISE - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement in response to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Portugal, and France recognizing a Palestinian State. “Our allies’ recognition of a purported Palestinian state is a tragedy for those it seeks to support: the Palestinian people. This recognition rewards Hamas, a terror...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), today introduced the REPO Implementation Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to repurpose frozen Russian sovereign...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), today...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tedd Budd (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) released the following statement ahead...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the start of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:“As countries gather in New York, it is critical that the United States and others...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy. “As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I’ve long led congressional efforts to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 49 of their bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to work closely with President Trump and the U.S. government to secure the release of...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the passage of 36 nominees through a committee business meeting. “Chuck Schumer and Democrats have delayed every single Trump nominee and forced our committee to vote on a number of nominees for a second time. The...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 49 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Secretary of State, thanking...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s annual drug report that identifies China, Colombia, and Mexico as major drug transit or producing countries. “Drugs flow from these countries, across our borders, and kill Americans. I’m grateful that the Trump Administration has put these...