Joint Statement from Chairman Menendez and Ranking Member Risch on U.S.- Bulgaria Bilateral Relationship March 04, 2021 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the U.S.-Bulgaria relationship as the country begins the official campaigning period for parliamentary elections: “The United States and Bulgaria have a robust and growing relationship that, like the NATO alliance …