What signal are we sending to Georgia when we cut their assistance 66 percent at a time when Russia is on the prowl?

Twenty million people are currently at risk of famine.

I think it's penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Now is not the time to decrease Embassy security funding unless you're going to close a lot of embassies.

I really don't think so.

America intends to maintain our preeminent leadership position in the world.

Congress has historically acted as the validator of worthwhile presidential initiatives--such as PEPFAR and Feed the Future--and a check on ill-considered cuts.

We are encouraged by the shared, bipartisan concerns expressed throughout Congress--including by Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Leahy.

Cutting the U.S. foreign aid budget as the administration has proposed--a nearly one third reduction overall, with a 46 percent cut to development assistance, a 26 percent cut to global health programs, and a stunning 45 percent cut to…

U.S. foreign assistance is needed now more than ever.--It is a critical lifeline for the world's most vulnerable and the visible expression of America's interests and values.

The drastic cuts proposed in President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget do nothing to further either those interests or those values.

The President's budget represents a retreat from that leadership and the global actions that support America's security and prosperity.

It is a budget without strategy, disconnected from the threats and challenges that must be contained.

I strongly urge you to support $60 billion for the International Affairs Budget.

This budget request is in many ways radical and reckless when it comes to soft power.

I intend to be your partner and champion for reforming the State Department.

I like the way you represent our country. You have a style that's pretty good for the world as it is today.

The current global challenges we face as a nation argue for more, not less, foreign aid, and strong U.S. leadership.