WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) upcoming vote on a biased, anti-Israel resolution proposed by the Palestinian Authority (PA):
“Next Wednesday, UNGA will vote on a biased, anti-Israel...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on anti-NGO laws and other tools of democratic repression. Witnesses included Douglas Rutzen, president and CEO of the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, Yaqui Wang,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included The Honorable Julie Smith, nominee to be under secretary of State for political affairs, Stephanie L. Hallett, nominee to be ambassador to the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with American journalist Evan Gershkovich.
“For over a year, Evan Gershkovich suffered at the hands of the Kremlin for simply doing his job – reporting on the harsh reality of life and politics in Russia. During that time, the U.S....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), as well as U.S....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement on the Honduran government’s plans to terminate its extradition treaty with the United States:
“We are deeply concerned by the Honduran government’s plans to terminate its...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), ranking member and chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today released the following statement on controversial proposed judicial reforms in...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), along with U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), today announced their intent to introduce the Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act (VALOR Act) when...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently released a report entitled One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: A Review of U.S.-Europe Cooperation on China, that grades the Biden-Harris Administration on its lack of progress in addressing the challenges posed by China. This report is...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called out the Biden-Harris Administration and congressional Democrats for continuing to turn their back on Israel.
“While Israel continues to defend itself against Hamas, the Biden-Harris Administration and congressional Democrats are...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the following statement on the border crisis that has been exacerbated by the Biden-Harris Administration’s failed policies:
“It’s well known and documented that America’s illegal immigration and border crisis was put into overdrive once...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s last four years of failed policy related to Venezuela:
“The current predicament in Venezuela is no surprise to anyone who has paid attention. The Biden-Harris...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to finally certify that the United Kingdom and Australia have regulatory systems comparable to the United States:
“It’s been nearly three years since AUKUS...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s Middle East policy and a possible Iranian attack against Israel:
“The Biden-Harris Administration has consistently pursued policies that embolden America’s adversaries and undercut our allies – no one should be surprised that...
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15:
“Three years ago, the Biden-Harris Administration abandoned our allies and partners and haphazardly withdrew from Afghanistan. This...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and over a third of the Senate in a bipartisan push urging the return of American journalist Austin Tice. Following the momentum of last week’s historic prisoner release, the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today led 45 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden-Harris Administration, protesting its partial arms embargo against Israel. The senators urged the White House to cease...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thanks committee interns for their work during the summer term.
“This summer I was pleased to welcome seven exceptional interns to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” said Risch. “The international community is navigating a multitude of...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement regarding news of a brokered deal between several nations, including the United States, and the Russian government to free a number of political prisoners held in Russia:
“After years of detention in the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following joint statement in response to the State Department’s decision to pause $95...