Samantha Power

We cannot abandon freedom, and we cannot leave Ukraine to be the victim of aggression at a time like this.

USAID has not authorized gain of function research.

We cannot abandon freedom, and we cannot leave Ukraine to be the victim of aggression at a time like this.

Fundamentally, there has to be a political agreement. We are not going to humanitarian aid our way out of this humanitarian crisis.

Under President Biden's leadership and in partnership with this Committee, we are building on that remarkable legacy.

USAID has not authorized gain of function research.

Under President Biden's leadership and in partnership with this Committee, we are building on that remarkable legacy.

In Ukraine, for example, USAID has helped farmers withstand Putin's attempts to destroy the agricultural sector.

We have no evidence that USAID has funded gain of function research, and we certainly have not authorized gain of function research.

Fundamentally, there has to be a political agreement. We are not going to humanitarian aid our way out of this humanitarian crisis.

We cannot abandon freedom, and we cannot leave Ukraine to be the victim of aggression at a time like this.

The U.S. is giving more than $100 million to support the over one million people displaced by the war across Sudan and in neighboring countries.