This committee has the capacity, and has the jurisdiction to limit, inhibit, impair, and delay the ability of traffickers to fund themselves...
I think at this point I am just frustrated.
I, frankly, don't understand why the administration refuses to stand behind commitments or make investments that could harness the power of ...
I am worried about the message we send to the rest of the world by reneging on prior commitments
I want to see some presence, some footprint of USAID in The Gambia.
the administration's fiscal year 2021 budget request, which proposes unsustainable cuts of nearly 20 percent for foreign assistance, demonst...
the administration's repeated attempts to end cooperation with multilateral organizations threaten our economic and national security and we...
Since March 2019, this administration has cut or withheld almost all foreign assistance, including humanitarian assistance, to the Northern ...
It seems that it would be in our national interests to try to address the root causes of this out migration.
Governance is basic to everything else.
I recently co-sponsored a bipartisan bill with Congressman Soto called the Enhanced Access to Support Essential, or EASE for short, Act.
I think the only way that you begin to restore people's faith in government there is you need some kind of special prosecutor on corruption.
I would think DHS, in particular, the mission of DHS, would warrant all of us striking a more cooperative tone.
I am appreciative of the efforts of the administration to identify ways to accomplish efficiencies.
We will of course monitor this very, very carefully, and want to work with you to make certain these decisions are responsible.
For the past 3 years, in partnership with my friend Mr. Diaz-Balart, we have appropriated nearly $16 billion above authorized levels for hig...
I appreciate that the DOT has initiated the six grant cycles, you know, over these 10 programs.
It is imperative that you complete work, of course, on the 2019 awards, because we have to move forward with the 2020 awards.