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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on reports that M23 rebels are advancing towards Goma, a regional capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “The M23 must immediately stop their advance on Goma, and all parties must cease hostilities,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after welcoming the Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Binmubarak, to the U.S. Capitol:                                                                    “I was glad to welcome His...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation to provide expedited double-tax relief on U.S.-Taiwan...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included The Honorable Elise Stefanik to be United States ambassador to the United Nations. Chairman Risch gave the following remarks: “Representative Stefanik,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in advance of the final vote for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be secretary of State. He made the following remarks: “Mr. President, it is an honor to be here today to vote to confirm Trump’s first appointment,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following statement after members approved the nomination of Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become secretary of State during a committee business meeting. “We are glad to have worked in a...

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 issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement of sanctions on General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan: “We welcome yesterday’s imposition of sanctions on General Abdel Fattah...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) violation of the Helms Amendment by using American taxpayer dollars from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to fund abortion services in...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included The Honorable Marco Rubio to be secretary of State. Chairman Risch gave the following remarks: “The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team. I am...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter today to Secretary Blinken regarding the weak implementation of the Countering People’s Republic of China Influence Fund (CPIF), how it has fallen short of Congressional intent, and fails to properly address the growing threat from...

WASHINGTON - This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one hearing. Nomination Hearing: The Honorable Marco A. Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State Date: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 Time: 10:00am Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419 A livestream of this event will be available here. Members of the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement regarding dictator Nicolas Maduro’s use of violence against peaceful protestors, and his regime’s arrest of Venezuelan...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) today introduced the Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act (VALOR Act). This...

WASHINGTON- US Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement regarding his election to serve as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the 119th Congress: “Today, America faces threats from nearly every corner of the world. “China presents the most significant long-term risk to the United States that I have witnessed....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announcement of sanctions related to ongoing atrocities in Sudan, and an expansion of an atrocity determination for Sudan which now labels the conflict as including...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Representatives Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), and French Hill (R-Ark.), celebrated President Biden signing their Countering Wrongful Detention Act into...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken with concerns about the Biden Administration’s decision to renew the U.S.-People’s Republic of China...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements on his priorities that were included in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Caesar Sanctions “The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act has played an important part in shaping U.S. policy...