I was disappointed, not totally surprised, that civil rights and civil liberties were removed.

You did not let the mission down even when the politicians did.

Please know accountability is coming.

You know, in the military we call something that's being rehashed as an AAR, an after action review, and the whole point of conducting those after action reviews is to, one, ensure that these types of incidents do not occur again but also…

China uses these funds to enmesh itself into local economies, to gain favor, and to gain advantage.

We need to do more to get our firms in the game and we need to change the way the game is being scored to make sure that it actually does bring value to these countries.

Congratulations to each of you on your nominations.

Government should not stick its nose into a parent's decision to seek gender-affirming care for their children.

I would just encourage you to find ways.

You've got to have a better answer. You've got to do something different, or this is going to go on until your great grandchildren are sitting in this Chair as DEA head.

There is a deep concern that we would allow the Chinese Communist Party to be able to access World Bank funding.

I agree with him totally on where we are.

I insist on pronouncing today, your life is worth it.

Healthcare bans conflict with medical expertise. They rob parents of their right to make decisions for their children.

Senator Kaine was on that trip with me as well and I think we saw the real--a real open need there.

Our service and our sacrifices were not in vain.

These bans pose a serious threat to the health and safety of transgender young people across the country, and I urge the Members of this Committee to reject any Federal attempts to replicate that harm.

As you know, you just do not go in once. You have got to have a long-term commitment to some of these projects.