In certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill.

The United Nations reform issues, it is controversial, I will admit that, but we need to deal with these issues.

The American people understand that the modest investment we make, less than 1 percent of the budget, is very important for national security.

I agree with Senator Corker in that, as I travel and meet people who are in Foreign Service, they are incredible, and they deserve the full support and thanks of the American people and our political system, so I strongly support their…

Every place I travel and talk to our missions, in countries that are either in transition or have challenges, they tell me, 'Give me more money for democracy. Give me more money for more focus on anticorruption issues.'

Climate change is a huge issue for the security of America.

I would just remind the committee of the discussions on the omnibus appropriations bill.

I would agree with the chairman.

There are many areas where Congress needs to act.

I thank you, because we do share the same responsibility of this committee to oversee the State Department's handling of information.

I want to know what you are doing to make sure that we carry out our commitment to have the face of America representative of the people of America.

The bottom line is, we need to pass an authorization bill.

It is important to our national security, as our military has suggested.

This is not something that we created, that the President created.

Your point about through the appropriations process underscores the point that Senator Perdue and Senator Corker have made.

That is not progress. The Hispanic community in this country is growing and already represents 13 percent of the overall American population.

the damage to the overall Federal Treasury, in the lost jobs, the lost tax revenue, the increased Medicaid costs, the increased unemployment costs, pretty quickly wipes out the savings to the agency.

Just as an example, one of those tradeoffs is that the World Food Program in and around Syria is cutting off aid to refugee families that do not live in the actual refugee camps.