Each and every one of these testimonies were so compelling, and we could spend all morning just talking to one of the pe...
a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland
I strongly support that.
There is a common theme of poor governance. And that is an issue that provides a vacuum and that vacuum is usually fille...
The amount of escalating violence in this region is a major concern and requires the attention of this committee, of the...
The U.N. mission in Mali is the deadliest peacekeeping mission that we have anywhere.
Civility begins with building strong and stable democratic processes, addressing individual and collective grievances...
From fiscal year 2013 to 2015, the security assistance budgets for Africa have gone up from a half a billion to a billio...
I would think that democracy and governance funding is a clear indication of our commitment to good governance and human...
My concern is are we giving countries a free pass who are partners in our counterterrorism campaigns, on human rights an...
I have not seen the same degree of effort and energy in regards to concerns on the poor governance and violations of hum...
We are sending our own messages as loudly as we can, including at this hearing, that we want to see greater funds for de...
I think border issues are--it is a good point and we need to concentrate.
if we do not deal with the underlying causes, it will be short-term success.
So you are willing to pull out of a country if you cannot get the cooperation you need from their leaders?
It is not a choice of either/or. It has got to be both.
I am not satisfied that the United Nations has done everything it needs to do.
I think speaking out more publicly against some of these violations, but also taking actions that can assure or reassure...
