We see, I think this committee sees, corruption as being one of the most poisonous things that undermines democracies.

There is no question that countries around the world prefer to work with us.

We also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups.

I applaud you for what you did with that, for the leadership on that. It has made a big difference.

We see the extraordinary positive potential in Africa, not just the challenges of the moment.

We are the lead provider of emergency food assistance to people around the world.

The power of the gangs needs to be ended once and for all.

I applaud you for what you did with that, for the leadership on that. It has made a big difference.

U.S. leadership is needed to address humanitarian crises elsewhere around the world including in Sudan and Haiti, where millions have been displaced and many killed, and to address global issues that no country can solve alone, including…

But even if we were to conclude those agreements, and I believe we actually can conclude them relatively quickly given all the work that has been done, they could not go forward, and the overall package could not go forward absent other…

If Israel launches a major military operation into Rafah then there are systems we are not going to be supporting and supplying for that operation.

That is an enormous return on our investment and essential for competing with China around the world.

In an era of renewed great power competition we must present the strongest possible offer.

We would certainly find that----

We need to keep up this momentum. That requires a State Department budget that we fully resource.

We see, I think this committee sees, corruption as being one of the most poisonous things that undermines democracies.

The extremely wrongheaded decision by the ICC prosecutor yesterday... complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement.

U.S. leadership is needed to address humanitarian crises elsewhere around the world including in Sudan and Haiti, where millions have been displaced and many killed, and to address global issues that no country can solve alone, including…