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I really appreciate that. I think this whole committee very much does.

I completely understand that, but without a specific set of examples that we know that this is a model that is scalable for development across not only Haiti, but across other regions, I am afraid that we focus on these larger structural…

The idea here is to go deeper in terms of place-based strategies, fix the broken border situation.

We see this manifesting itself again, China on the march, seemingly ahead of us.

It is basically this: predatory lending, resource extraction, and support for authoritarian methodologies in governance.

Yeah. We look forward to trying to give constructive input in the spirit of what we intended in the law.

I am asking my question and trying to be in solidarity with you and the responsible community of nations to continue to basically hold China accountable here.

Why don't we hold China accountable to international environmental standards in all trade agreements and other agreements?

Listen, China is on the march. They have a hybrid capitalistic/communistic system that directly subsidizes industry.

What you are intending to do and where you are looking at that would be helpful.

The regenerative capacity and the possibilities of stabilization for community, as well as new technologies emerging not only to feed people but to be an active player in environmental conservation

Again, more money with a good intention is not necessarily the right outcome. This has to be standards of accountability, metrics that determine, are we making progress toward the outcomes we achieve?

But the heart of the matter that came out of that meeting of not being properly informed about the hold was, what are the metrics that we are using here to determine whether or not we are being successful?

An audit doesn't have to be a pejorative term. It actually helps us understand what we are achieving.

Doesn't that undermine the very intent of the law?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate you holding this hearing.

To promote diversity and inclusion, and actually to expand...other types of diversity, regional diversity, rural Americans

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