The democratic response to state-sponsored information warfare must be rooted in democratic principles of transparency, accountability, and integrity.

What we need is a whole-of-society approach that includes stakeholders from the private sector, independent media, and civil society.

President Vladimir Putin's Russia seeks to weaken Western governments and transatlantic institutions, discredit democratic values, and create a post-truth world.

I am urging you, I am begging you to please do an analysis of how this gag rule is affecting healthcare around the world because you and I both agree that when women succeed, the world succeeds.

Mrs. Lowey, we are grateful for your support of our work, and we value your oversight role and your advice here today.

To say this. Some of things we agree. I mean, I don't believe in forced abortions, Okay? But I don't believe in forcing women to have children if they don't want to have children.

I believe you proposed about one-third of the U.S. assistance to Western Hemisphere countries be cut.

I cannot say we were successful, but I don't think we can give up.

These significant cuts... appear to be at odds, quite frankly, with the State Department's own policy to promote economic growth and prosperity and democratic governance.

I don't think there is an issue--and I say this all the time--that is more important and more urgent than addressing what Russia is doing, especially as a result of their actions in the last election.

You have taken it so far that an organization that doesn't even do abortions if are asked a question where they can get an abortion, they are not allowed to be told.

We must remain in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and the democratic interim government.

Globally, democracy is in crisis. The right to free and fair elections, freedom of the press, and the rule of law are under assault.

I want to thank you again for your service to our country as well as the men and women of the Department.

I have traveled extensively within the Western Hemisphere and have looked at all of the work that USAID is doing.

I guess it is my turn. I just wanted to add to my good friend, because this is of great concern to me, we are waiting for this great peace plan that Jared and Jason Greenblatt are waiting to produce, but I haven't seen anything yet, and I…

You are slashing international family planning programs by more than half.

Despite his attempts at reassuring us, I am still particularly worried about his involvement in our efforts to support the people of Venezuela.