Howard Berman: “Without accepting the gentleman's assumptions about the worthiness of the bill, I withdraw my reservation of objection.…”

If we are going to want to make sure that our diplomats are secure, then we have to pony up the money.

We were outraged by Gurry's disgusting intimidation and retaliation against whistleblowers.

We were appalled at Gurry's lack of accountability and transparency and his lack of judgment at attempts at keeping these illegal transfers secret.

We must do our best to minimize the risks faced by these brave public servants and provide adequate funding to do so, but we must also recognize that such risks can never be completely eliminated.