James Risch Urges Colleagues To Vote For Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee To Be Israel Ambassador

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During remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. James Risch (R-ID) spoke in support of former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) to be ambassador to Israel.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Senator from Idaho.

00:03Mr. President, I've come to the floor here today in support of President Trump's nominee

00:09for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Governor Mike Huckabee, who was reported out of our Foreign Relations Committee recently.

00:18For years, the previous administration wrung its hands and withheld American support for Israel

00:23in the wake of the horrendous, awful October 7th terror attack by Hamas.

00:29Despite this, Israel had the courage to confront Iran, Hamas, and its other proxies, and it has decimated them.

00:38Now, thanks to President Trump's tough negotiations and Israel's courage,

00:43Iran is at its weakest point in decades, and hostages are returning home.

00:49Israel is one of America's greatest allies, a bastion of freedom in the Middle East

00:54and our closest partner in countering Iran's destabilizing efforts in the region.

01:00To execute on President Trump's ironclad support of Israel, we urgently need a qualified ambassador in the region.

01:08I have no doubt Governor Huckabee is that person.

01:12And he will work alongside President Trump and Secretary Rubio and our friends in Israel

01:17to bring peace to a turbulent region and ensure both American and Israeli hostages are brought home from the clutches of Hamas.

01:27The other countries in the region, our Arab allies, our Arab friends, are desperate to see peace in the region.

01:36They want it as badly as anyone else does.

01:38I urge all of my colleagues to support Governor Huckabee and to fill this important national security position.

01:47Thank you, Mr. President.

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