Philip D. Murphy: “We request your support for continued funding at levels calibrated to current threats and to our national security…”

We have told them that they can't do this alone. They need the help of agencies to scale up the kind of assistance that is needed.

There is no reason to discount the credible reporting that such abuses have taken place.

We are fully seized with taking all measures to end human suffering now.

I would just urge us to understand that sanctions are much preferred than using military, and in many cases, they have allowed us to get results without the use of our military.