"Let me join in thanking the chair and the ranking member for this hearing and also for your leadership on this issue."
"I had the opportunity to meet with President Nkurunziza and I voiced concerns around the stability in the region and feared the current situation."
"I don't feel like we put enough pressure on the EU. They have a level of responsibility to this."
"I appreciate your support for U.S. funding to directly support the AU's effort to eliminate Boko Haram."
"Congresswoman Bass, as I said to Chairman Smith, I want to assure you that we believe VOA's broadcast in Kinyarwanda and Kirundi provide an enormous service."
"While Rwanda is geographically a small nation, its condition and role in the stability of the Great Lakes region is critical."
"Is that accepted in Rwanda?"
"the Rwandan Government has also faced accusations from many in the international community of being authoritarian and heavy-handed in its repression."
"I am always concerned that focusing on those challenges while very important it is also important to talk about where there have been some developments."
"I hope that today's discussion will help to illuminate the challenges in Rwanda and also perhaps provide a pathway forward for where U.S. foreign policy should go."
"63 percent of its Parliament is female, thus Rwanda boasts the highest number of women lawmakers anywhere in the world."