"So, more technology, more effective homeland security."
"Elections must be free and fair and judges and legislators must not suffer from undue influence."
"I am very pleased to hear that the Biden administration is moving ahead to combat corruption as a vital part of their plan to improve living conditions in the area."
"This hearing will explore how weak governing systems are exploited by corrupt actors to stifle development and maintain the status quo."
"We have an interest in economic development, but also developing those civil democratic institutions because when things go wrong in Central America, we in the United States feel it."
"I, like all of us in this committee, my heart goes out to those unaccompanied children."
"My concern is we have been doing this for 40 years. What is it that we can do to assure that this money does not end up in a Swiss bank account?"
"I hear what you are saying. My concern is strict accountability."
"We will spend a trillion dollars in Afghanistan and we do not even look south of the border when this is our backyard."
"We ought to have hearings to get to the bottom of why people are taking guns and shooting."
"As a Nation, we have a habit of focusing on the immediate challenges at our Southern Border and rarely do we take a step back to look at the bigger picture."
"We're here to discuss what drives people in Central America to leave their homes and migrate north to the United States."