Jim Kolbe: “I think many of us are haunted by the fact that decades ago we stood aside when genocide took place in Cambodia. Before…”

If you fold it into the State Department completely, what you are doing is you are subjecting it to the political considerations.

This is the moment for the United States and Europe to negotiate the boldest, broadest trade and investment agreement we have ever contemplated since World War II.

I would like to commend the Chairman and Ranking Member for convening this hearing and for keeping the Committee focused on the importance of U.S. global leadership, effective partnership, and good development practices.

We must honestly acknowledge the failures of our foreign assistance programs, such as in a country like Zimbabwe.