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Aug. 1, 2024
Risch Statement on Prisoner Swap with Russia
Sen. Jim Risch
Nov. 2, 2023
ROGERS, MCCAUL, WICKER, RISCH TO BIDEN: "FINISH THE JOB ON ATACMS"
Sen. Jim Risch
Sept. 29, 2023
Cardin, Risch Meet with NATO Ambassadors
Sen. Jim Risch
May 29, 2023
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
Sen. Jim Risch
Feb. 24, 2023
McCaul, Risch Criticize Biden Admin For Altering and Politicizing Conventional Arms Transfer Policy
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 16, 2023
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Wicker, McCaul, Rogers Urge Biden to Increase FMF for Taiwan
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Dec. 15, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader,
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Sept. 22, 2022
Rogers, McCaul, Inhofe, Risch Express Concerns With U.S. Anti-personnel Landmine Policy
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Sept. 14, 2022
Menendez, Risch Celebrate Committee Approval of Department of State Authorization Act
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
July 14, 2022
Simpson Supports National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Mike Simpson
June 15, 2022
Letter to Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Rubio, Colleagues Oppose Using the Defense Bill to Force Women to Register for the Draft
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
March 28, 2022
Risch: Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy Is Right Choice
Sen. Jim Risch
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Allow Transfer of Soviet-Era Fighter Aircraft From Poland to Ukraine
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Romney, Ernst Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cruz Leads Letter With 32 Colleagues to President Biden, Commits to Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted to Congress For Approval
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 5, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Portman, Colleagues Urge Defense and State Departments to Expedite the Approval of the Sale of Abrams Tanks to Poland, Citing Increased Tensions with Russia
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
SFRC Chair and Ranking Member Introduce the Stop Iranian Drones Act of 2021
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Crapo, Risch Support Armed Forces with NDAA Passage
Sen. Mike Crapo
Dec. 8, 2021
Simpson Voted for National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Mike Simpson
Nov. 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, US Dept. of State; Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, US Dept. of Defense; Hon. Avril Haines, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; General Mark Milley, Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff - Nuclear Posture Review and Censure of Pentagon
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 18, 2021
Crapo, Bennet, Feinstein Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Formally Authorize National Guard Fireguard Program
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 26, 2021
Crapo, Risch, Ernst, Kelly Press Pentagon for Action Following Uptick in Military Suicides
Sen. Mike Crapo
Oct. 26, 2021
Shaheen, Risch to Lead Congressional Delegation to Halifax International Security Forum
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Crapo Statement at Nomination Hearing
Sen. Mike Crapo
Oct. 19, 2021
Crapo: Customs and Border Protection Nominee Faces Massive Challenges
Sen. Mike Crapo
Oct. 12, 2021
Lummis, Senators, Introduce Bill to Protect Second Amendment Rights on Federal Land
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
How Congress Funds Defense and our Servicemembers
Rep. Mike Simpson
Sept. 11, 2021
Crapo Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Sen. Mike Crapo
Aug. 30, 2021
Risch on U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 26, 2021
Ranking Member Risch On Bombings In Kabul
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 25, 2021
Risch Office Helps Idahoans Leave Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 22, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Crapo, Colleagues Urge Potus To Ensure Safe Evacuation Of American Citizens And Allies From Afghanistan
Sen. Mike Crapo
Aug. 21, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Risch And Colleagues Urge Potus To Ensure Safe Evacuation Of American Citizens And Allies From Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Cassidy, Rubio, Colleagues Press Biden Administration on U.S. Military Equipment in Taliban Hands
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Sen. Marshall Demands Accountability for U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of U.S. Department of Defence - Sens. Cruz, Hoeven, Colleagues Press DOD for Accountability Concerning US Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Fischer Joins Colleagues in Letter to SecDef Demanding Accountability for U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Equipment Still in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Seek Answers from Defense Secretary on Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Rep. Fulcher Statement on Afghanistan
Rep. Russ Fulcher
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Hoeven Joins Colleagues in Pressing DOD for Accountability of U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 16, 2021
Risch Statement on Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 16, 2021
Crapo Statement On Afghanistan
Sen. Mike Crapo
Aug. 3, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement At Hearing On Authorizations Of Use Of Force
Sen. Jim Risch
July 31, 2021
Congressman Fulcher Pushes Back on Partisan Spending Spree
Rep. Russ Fulcher
July 30, 2021
Risch Applauds Announcement On U.S.-Philippine VFA
Sen. Jim Risch
June 24, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Meets With Afghan President Ghani, Chairman Abdullah Abdullah
Sen. Jim Risch
May 5, 2021
Letter to Hon. Jack Reed, Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jon Tester, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Hon. James Inhofe, Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Cornyn Urges Support for F-35s Built in Fort Worth in Upcoming Defense Spending
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
April 27, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Remarks At Hearing On U.S. Policy On Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Risch
April 21, 2021
Risch, Menendez On Committee Passage Of Ukraine Security Partnership Act
Sen. Jim Risch
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Politician
Aug. 1, 2024
Risch Statement on Prisoner Swap with Russia
Sen.Jim Risch
Nov. 2, 2023
ROGERS, MCCAUL, WICKER, RISCH TO BIDEN: "FINISH THE JOB ON ATACMS"
Sen.Jim Risch
Sept. 29, 2023
Cardin, Risch Meet with NATO Ambassadors
Sen.Jim Risch
May 29, 2023
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
Sen.Jim Risch
Feb. 24, 2023
McCaul, Risch Criticize Biden Admin For Altering and Politicizing Conventional Arms Transfer Policy
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 16, 2023
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Wicker, McCaul, Rogers Urge Biden to Increase FMF for Taiwan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 15, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader,
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 22, 2022
Rogers, McCaul, Inhofe, Risch Express Concerns With U.S. Anti-personnel Landmine Policy
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 14, 2022
Menendez, Risch Celebrate Committee Approval of Department of State Authorization Act
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
July 14, 2022
Simpson Supports National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Mike Simpson
June 15, 2022
Letter to Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Rubio, Colleagues Oppose Using the Defense Bill to Force Women to Register for the Draft
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
March 28, 2022
Risch: Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy Is Right Choice
Sen.Jim Risch
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Allow Transfer of Soviet-Era Fighter Aircraft From Poland to Ukraine
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Romney, Ernst Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cruz Leads Letter With 32 Colleagues to President Biden, Commits to Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted to Congress For Approval
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 5, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Portman, Colleagues Urge Defense and State Departments to Expedite the Approval of the Sale of Abrams Tanks to Poland, Citing Increased Tensions with Russia
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
SFRC Chair and Ranking Member Introduce the Stop Iranian Drones Act of 2021
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Crapo, Risch Support Armed Forces with NDAA Passage
Sen.Mike Crapo
Dec. 8, 2021
Simpson Voted for National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Mike Simpson
Nov. 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, US Dept. of State; Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, US Dept. of Defense; Hon. Avril Haines, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; General Mark Milley, Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff - Nuclear Posture Review and Censure of Pentagon
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 18, 2021
Crapo, Bennet, Feinstein Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Formally Authorize National Guard Fireguard Program
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 26, 2021
Crapo, Risch, Ernst, Kelly Press Pentagon for Action Following Uptick in Military Suicides
Sen.Mike Crapo
Oct. 26, 2021
Shaheen, Risch to Lead Congressional Delegation to Halifax International Security Forum
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Crapo Statement at Nomination Hearing
Sen.Mike Crapo
Oct. 19, 2021
Crapo: Customs and Border Protection Nominee Faces Massive Challenges
Sen.Mike Crapo
Oct. 12, 2021
Lummis, Senators, Introduce Bill to Protect Second Amendment Rights on Federal Land
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
How Congress Funds Defense and our Servicemembers
Rep.Mike Simpson
Sept. 11, 2021
Crapo Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Sen.Mike Crapo
Aug. 30, 2021
Risch on U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 26, 2021
Ranking Member Risch On Bombings In Kabul
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 25, 2021
Risch Office Helps Idahoans Leave Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 22, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Crapo, Colleagues Urge Potus To Ensure Safe Evacuation Of American Citizens And Allies From Afghanistan
Sen.Mike Crapo
Aug. 21, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Risch And Colleagues Urge Potus To Ensure Safe Evacuation Of American Citizens And Allies From Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Cassidy, Rubio, Colleagues Press Biden Administration on U.S. Military Equipment in Taliban Hands
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Sen. Marshall Demands Accountability for U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of U.S. Department of Defence - Sens. Cruz, Hoeven, Colleagues Press DOD for Accountability Concerning US Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Fischer Joins Colleagues in Letter to SecDef Demanding Accountability for U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Equipment Still in Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Seek Answers from Defense Secretary on Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Rep. Fulcher Statement on Afghanistan
Rep.Russ Fulcher
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Hoeven Joins Colleagues in Pressing DOD for Accountability of U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 16, 2021
Risch Statement on Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 16, 2021
Crapo Statement On Afghanistan
Sen.Mike Crapo
Aug. 3, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement At Hearing On Authorizations Of Use Of Force
Sen.Jim Risch
July 31, 2021
Congressman Fulcher Pushes Back on Partisan Spending Spree
Rep.Russ Fulcher
July 30, 2021
Risch Applauds Announcement On U.S.-Philippine VFA
Sen.Jim Risch
June 24, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Meets With Afghan President Ghani, Chairman Abdullah Abdullah
Sen.Jim Risch
May 5, 2021
Letter to Hon. Jack Reed, Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jon Tester, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Hon. James Inhofe, Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Cornyn Urges Support for F-35s Built in Fort Worth in Upcoming Defense Spending
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
April 27, 2021
Ranking Member Risch Remarks At Hearing On U.S. Policy On Afghanistan
Sen.Jim Risch
April 21, 2021
Risch, Menendez On Committee Passage Of Ukraine Security Partnership Act
Sen.Jim Risch
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