Sen. Jim Risch

OPINION December 5, 2022

Biden's Venezuela giveaway funds dictatorship and hurts US energy producers and consumers

President Biden eased sanctions on Venezuela. That's a bad energy policy for America. Bad foreign policy. And bad environmental policy.

OPINION December 7, 2021

Biden's democracy summit already sending wrong signals to authoritarian regimes

This year has been a record-breaking one in many ways, and, according to Freedom House, the world is at a 15-year low for "Free countries" and a 15-year high of "Not Free countries."

OPINION August 7, 2021

Rep. Westerman, Sen. Risch: Western wildfires – as foresters we urge science-based solutions right now

It is unacceptable to allow the fire season to become a year-round risk when we have tools at our disposal to reduce and prevent fires.