One of the things we were trying to assess is the Chinese influence in that region.

I think she is courageous and inspiring and they need our help.

I also want to say how pleased I am to see the robust funding for the western Balkans in the President's budget.

This is a program that is more essential than ever.

We passed, Senator Portman and I worked on a legislation called the FENTANYL Results Act, to try and give the State Department more resources to work with other countries who might want to help us address fentanyl coming into the United…

I share Senator Graham's sentiments about not limiting where we invest to just those countries that are designated by the World Bank.

I share the concerns that both the Chairman and Senator Risch have expressed not only about the SBDCs but about the district offices.

I wanted to drill down on a bill that Senator Braun and I worked on that was signed into law.

I'm proud to be working with Senator Bennet to put mental health care on a better footing.

I want to thank you for including robust funding for maternal and reproductive health in the Department's budget, including doubling funding for title X family planning to $512 million.

The FDA maintains a list of essential medications and medical devices that is intended to inform which supply chains are most critical to support.

Moderna needs to kind of own its public health responsibility and disclose the effects of its price hikes.

I certainly think there is a lot of interest on the part of the members of this committee in doing that.

Are you seeing results?

I think South America offers a tremendous opportunity for us, and it is a place where we should pay more attention in the future than we have in recent past.

By simply telling a generic drug manufacturer what adjustments they need to make, our bipartisan bill would help improve the generic market approval process and lower drug prices overall.

I hope that that is a review that also considers the implication on Afghan women and girls.

The continuity of funding has been really critical for them to be able to develop that program and really help these women turn their lives around and get better.