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We owe it to the people of Afghanistan, women and girls, religious and ethnic minorities, who are most affected by our departure.

Our inability to effectively address Afghans' corruption hampered our diplomatic development and military efforts.

That focus on corruption has to be a very important focus in the future as I think it will dictate what the possible success of the country will look like after a conflict.

I think that has put our security at risk.

I think this is one of the more important hearings that we will hold.

I have introduced an Afghanistan oversight bill that has the support of nearly 30 of our colleagues.

Finally, our approach in Afghanistan suffered from a lack of strategic coherence.

That is not the answer.

I just wanted to point that out. There's over 19,000 that are participating today. Why would we want to take that away?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a letter form the Ethics and Public Policy Center that I'd like to submit for the record that explains why it's crucial for existing legal protections, for faith-based providers to remain in place.

I think right now as a Congress we are struggling with our relations.

A greater emphasis on program performance will ensure that Federal anti-poverty programs are successfully helping individuals move out of poverty.

Our programs to help those in need, including CSBG should all be focused on helping to raise individuals out of poverty.

We should not be content to have vulnerable, low-income, and impoverished Americans remain locked in their current economic position.

Do you think it would be helpful for the Federal Government to halt Federal COVID vaccine mandates and mask mandates?

U.S. State Department was 99.3 percent non-responsive to these members' requests.

Just last week, however, the team responsible for continued evacuations of Americans told us that they're working with over 170 Americans who wish to depart from more than 360 who remain there.

Despite the Administration's efforts to put Afghanistan in the rearview mirror, it remains a pressing national security concern for the Senate and the American people.