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We have a responsibility to deliver for the American people by working together to draft and pass funding bills
The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have been a really stark reminder of the important role Treasury does play regulating our banks
Strong funding for Treasury means strong enforcement of our sanctions against Russia and Iran, the drug cartels, and other dangerous actors.
The IRS is now answering 90 percent of its phone calls. That is a dramatic improvement from the 13 percent last year.
Advancing Middle East peace, regional integration, and normalization between Israel and its neighbors is a priority of this Administration and this agency.
My concern is this: is that money really going to get to women and children?
How anyone could be shocked that the Taliban resumed its extraordinary harsh measures against children, and against girls and women, is beyond me.
What does all this mean for the delivery of assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan? Are we really going to be able to reach them?
We are going to be, shortly, reintroducing that bipartisan bill. It proposes critical reforms to increase the effectiveness and impact of USAID's maternal and child survival programs.
I also think that there is a very interesting debate on the best way to help people around the world who are struggling with hunger: Is it to provide them with food, or is it to teach them how to grow their own food, so that they can…
Thank you very much, Chairman Coons. I am delighted to join you today.
In fiscal year 2023, the Department of Defense began to transition its Operation Allies Welcome to the Department of State under Operation Enduring Welcome.
As of December 31, 2022, there were over 147,000 principal applicants in the Afghan SIV pipeline.
I think it has a profound impact in Asia, for example. Everyone is watching to see how we and the world respond to this aggression.
Let me encourage you, and the other members of the administration, including the President, to make that case to the American people, much more forcefully.
If we allow the Russian aggression in Ukraine to go forward with impunity, we open a Pandora's box around the world.