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You cannot say that on the one hand and then denigrate the tools that we have available for aid development.

Those weren't Democratic or Republican ideals. Those were American ideals of being present, investing, working with folks.

One of the things I'm most proud about is what we did in the 75 years post-World War II.

I think we have to be really careful here because in this debate and dialog, we need to make sure we aren't sending a message to the public that vaccines are bad.

Again, no one is seeking conflict here, but we are seeking free and open waterways, you know, maritime security, freedom of navigation, and the like, in the 21st century.

That is absolutely false.

The goal here is, actually, to create a rules-based order to protect freedom of navigation, to protect the free movement of goods and services, and maritime security in the region.

I'm glad that the International Criminal Court has deemed him a war criminal because of what he is doing to children.

I am proud of the work that we have done on the Foreign Affairs Committee in a bipartisan way.

I applaud the chairman and ranking member for holding this hearing, because it is important for us to do oversight.

While there may be a history of corruption in Ukraine, Russia is a much more corrupt country.

I appreciate the budget that you put forth in our competition with the People's Republic of China.

The best way to serve her memory is to continue to preserve these American values.

I think about what our values are, our values of freedom of democracy, the obligations that we have in terms of global security and protecting those values around the world.

Obviously, we all, in a bipartisan way, understand the importance of cementing this relationship, sending a strong signal to our brothers and sisters in the Islands about a long-term U.S. commitment with our friends and allies.

Together these two pieces of legislation would expand U.S. economic, development, security, and people-to-people engagement with the Pacific Islands.

I was honored to co-sponsor legislation with the late Representative Don Young in the last Congress.

Rising sea level is not just something esoteric. It is an essential threat to their livelihood and existence.

It is now up to Congress, and specifically the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to pass authorizing legislation to provide these mandatory funds.

I am particularly delighted. Obviously, the chairwoman and I have a great working relationship...

My colleagues, Congresswoman Dingell and Congressman Ross have equivocally said, as Democrats, we want to find out what the origins of COVID were.

I am not going to defend how the Chinese Communist Party has handled this pandemic.

We should not abandon the Afghans that helped us, that supported us, the family members.

Let's fix this problem. Let's continue to, you know, get folks out of Afghanistan, family members, women, and others that are at risk to the best of our ability.

We can pass the Afghan Adjustment Act. We can, you know, certainly protect the folks that are here.