Karen Bass actually said...

"deep cuts to the Department of State and USAID budgets will cause unavoidable damage to African partners and to American interests on the continent."

"decreasing the number of diplomats available to serve in U.S. Embassies abroad... will decrease our ability to shape events and advance our interests on the continent."

"the ranks of the Foreign Service can be dramatically reduced without harming the national interests of the United States is incorrect."

"one of the things that I have appreciated over the last couple of years in this committee is legislation like you mentioned, Electrify Africa, and also Feed the Future, which I believe begins to chang..."