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Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S. China Policy and Strategic Competition
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News Release: 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 evaluating U.S.-China policy in the era of strategic competition. The witnesses included The Honorable Wendy Sherman, deputy secretary of State, and The Honorable Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense.


Risch, Wicker: The Philippines is a Strong Ally of the United States
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the Philippines announcement of four new defense sites with the United States yesterday:


Risch, Menendez Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Transparent, Credible, Peaceful Elections in Nigeria
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined in introducing a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States’ strong support for democracy and democratic institutions in Nigeria. Unveiled in ...


Risch: Another Year of Biden’s Weak Foreign Policy
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address:


McCaul on Addition of Companies to Entity List for Involvement With CCP Spy Balloon
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) decision to add six companies to the Entity List after learning of their involvement with the Chinese Communist...


Risch Reintroduces Legislation to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Diplomacy
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reintroduced the Economic and Commercial Opportunities and Networks Act (ECON Act), to strengthen economic and commercial diplomacy.


Ranking Member Risch Welcomes Foreign Relations Committee Spring 2023 Interns
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently welcomed four new committee interns for the spring term.


Risch, McCaul “Gravely Concerned” with Biden Admin Allowing Interactions with Assad Regime
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s “general license" related to Syria. The move undermines longstanding U.S. policy under both Republican and Democrat administrations, including this administration’s comments this week.


Chairmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner Send Second Batch of Letters to Intelligence Officials Who Called Hunter Biden's Laptop Russian Disinformation
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) sent a second batch of letters to intelligence officials about the public statement signed in October 2020 that attempted to discredit the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden and said it was the product of Russian disinformation.


McCaul on Addition of Companies to Entity List for Involvement With CCP Spy Balloon
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) decision to add six companies to the Entity List after learning of their involvement with the Chinese Communist...


Risch, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Expand Prohibitions on Use of Foreign Assistance Funding for Abortions
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today reintroduced the American Values Act, legislation to permanently enact and expand existing prohibitions on the use of U.S. foreign assistance to pay for the performance or promotion of abortion services overseas.



Barrasso Welcomes Senator Hawley to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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Barrasso Welcomes Senator Hawley to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee




Manchin, Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China
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Manchin, Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China



Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act


Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions
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Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions


ICYMI: Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Revisit Copper for Listing as a Critical Mineral
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ICYMI: Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Revisit Copper for Listing as a Critical Mineral