Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nomination Hearing for Marco Rubio …
Jan 15, 2025 · 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.
Risch Speaks on Senate Floor Before Final Vote on Marco Rubio’s ...
Jan 20, 2025 · 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.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of State - Roll Call
Jan 21, 2025 · Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, met Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and ranking member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., at his confirmation ...
[2025-01-20] Risch, Shaheen Release Joint Statement on the …
Jan 20, 2025 · 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.
Marco Rubio says China is a threat, affirms value of NATO | AP …
Jan 15, 2025 · Chairman Jim Risch, of Idaho, questions Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of State, as he appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the …
Senators react to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal during Marco Rubio…
Jan 15, 2025 · U.S. Senators overseeing the confirmation hearing of Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio reacted to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Some disagree on which president, Biden or Trump, deserves credit for the deal.
Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next …
Jan 15, 2025 · Committee Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, was among a long list of Republicans who lauded Rubio's nomination, saying he was confident he was the person the country will need in the role under Trump. For his part, Rubio kept some exchanges with senators light, but took a serious stance while making his case to become the country's chief diplomat ...
Marco Rubio Unanimously Confirmed as Secretary of State By …
What To Know. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously voted to send Rubio's nomination to the floor earlier Monday evening. Republican Senator Jim Risch and Democratic Senator Jeanne ...
Risch, Crapo, Rubio Introduce Bill to Prevent Illegal Immigrants …
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to (SECURE) Flights Act, which would prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illegal aliens ...
Marco Rubio’s Foreign Aid Freeze Could Interrupt HIV/AIDS Care …
2 days ago · HIV/AIDS Care for Millions Could Be Interrupted by Marco Rubio’s Foreign Aid Freeze. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that provides HIV medications, is one of the programs on pause during a 90-day review ordered by the Secretary of State. ... In a statement to Reuters, Republican Senator Jim Risch ...