"So arguments that we cannot afford it just don't fly with me, especially after the President signed the tax bill that blows a $1.5 trillion hole in the budget."
"These efforts shouldn't be shorted."
"We have introduced legislation to fix Food for Peace by recognizing the important contributions of American farmers."
"undercutting diplomacy and development only increases the likelihood that U.S. forces will need to deploy in the first place."
"the U.S. has to be engaged throughout the world."
"Combating this crime is as much about security as it is about saving majestic species like elephant and rhino."
"Wildlife trafficking has grown into the fourth most lucrative form of transnational organized crime."
"We have passed legislation here to shut down the ivory trade, which is going to help in terms of the demand."
"It is sad and it's unacceptable that our food aid could not provide food when and where it was needed most and this is why we must reform."
"My own view on this and that is reflected in the hearing that we had before the Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday is that it is actually the export control system, in my view, that is best place to ..."
"It would be unconscionable to give money and resources, which would likely be siphoned off by corrupt officials, to the Assad regime."