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Unfortunately, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, China is now building the headquarters where Africa CDC will be located.

Mr. Putin is causing a food shortage that they will see now this year.

This is an opportunity that I think you can find bipartisan support, moving forward, in terms of improving our standing in Africa.

It would seem to me that judgment would suggest that if we really want to help these folks in Africa in the near term that we not do it at the expense of taking care of those programs, which have been appreciated and accepted by them…

I think Prime Minister Abiy, being the duly elected prime minister, deserves our attention and our support.

Do we really have to kind of take a look more at focusing?

Prime Minister Abiy is the duly elected leader. He won the elections.

It is a pleasure to serve as the ranking member here today and to work with you, Mr. Chairman, and your team as we do this hearing on the Biden administration's Fiscal Year 2023 Department of State foreign operations and related programs…

Then would that not be something that we need to address?

Africa is home to the most critically understaffed diplomatic corps in the world.

175 native languages are spoken in this country today, and they are threatened. Without preservation efforts, by the year 2050 there will be fewer than 20 spoken. Now, for best fluency, you really should start language education by the age…

It is not a silver bullet, but I think it will help.

In South Dakota, the law today is that abortions are illegal, except to save the life of the mother.

This is just some made-up liberal talking point.

We have to recognize that there is a great powers competition going on.

I am concerned that U.S. foreign policy toward the Sahel has been challenged to keep pace with the threat or level of need.

I am concerned Africa has not received the U.S. diplomatic focus it deserves.

It is a pleasure to serve as the Ranking Member for this hearing on U.S. policy toward the Sahel.