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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...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), wrote to President Biden, urging him to take more decisive action...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), released the following statement in response to Romania’s efforts to address Russian interference in its presidential elections: “Vladimir Putin’s assault on Romania’s...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Georgian people’s aspirations to align with the West and to urge the Biden Administration to take strong...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today thanked committee interns for their work during the fall term. “This fall, I was glad to welcome four outstanding interns to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” said Risch. “The international community is navigating complex foreign...

BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the collapse of Assad’s rule in Syria: “After nearly 50 years of Assad family rule and 13 years of brutal civil war, the Syrian people are waking up to a new reality free from the Assad regime. Russian...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of SFRC, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of SFRC, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), released the following joint statement after speaking with the popularly-elected...

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 the implementation of Global Magnitsky laws. Witnesses included Mr. Adam Keith, senior director for accountability at Human Rights First, and Sir William Browder, CEO of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act, which would mitigate foreign influence on U.S. policymaking by prohibiting former government...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after welcoming His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan to the U.S. Capitol: “It was a pleasure to welcome His Majesty King Abdullah back to the U.S. Capitol today. Jordan has an unflappable commitment to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) for the incoming Trump Administration: “Congresswoman Stefanik is a good choice for the role...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, nominee to be secretary of State for the incoming Trump Administration:   “Senator Rubio is the right person to lead the State Department. I’ve served alongside...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement regarding the violence in Georgia following suspension of European Union membership: “We are very alarmed by the situation...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, co-led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 16th annual Halifax International Security Forum this past weekend to meet with...

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, today introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act, which would create new tools for the U.S. government to deter states from wrongfully detaining...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “Today’s issuance of arrest warrants against...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of Israel: Watch Senator Risch’s full remarks on YouTube here. On the Biden Administration and Democrats turning their backs on Israel: “For 76 years, the U.S. has stood with the State of Israel, our...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Hong Kong government’s sentencing of dozens of pro-democracy leaders and the restart of Jimmy Lai’s trial: “The Hong Kong government’s harsh sentencing of 45 pro-democracy leaders is a travesty of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ted Budd...