Let’s prioritize solving the problems right in front of us and redouble our efforts to protect American national security by making sure our hemisphere is stable.
Redouble efforts to protect American national security by ensuring the Western Hemisphere is stable.
Occurrences
Evidence
The committee homepage lists Chairman Risch's most recent posted majority press item as 'April 21, 2026 Chairman Risch Thanks Foreign Relations Committee Spring 2026 Interns,' with no May 2026 Western Hemisphere or Latin America item visible in the current listing.
The press-room listing shown in the current crawl surfaces late-April 2026 items and does not show any May 17-19, 2026 Risch press release or hearing item tied to the Western Hemisphere claim.
Assessments
Risch made material federal legislative efforts during his Senate term to strengthen Western Hemisphere stability and U.S. national security, including sponsoring the Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 and helping advance it through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Its provisions were later included in the FY2025 NDAA, a federal law enacted during the same Senate term, addressing democratic governance, economic competitiveness, security cooperation, and rule of law in Latin America and the Caribbean. Because the promise was broad and effort-oriented rather than tied to a measurable regional stability result, these enacted provisions are sufficient for delivery credit.