Sam Farr: “If you could work with the Defense Appropriations Committee on ensuring that DOD is implementing all of those and…”

We will take our chances down the road, even if that may mean a much steeper cost in terms of American blood and American treasure.

At a time when American leadership is needed more than ever, we must continue to invest in the international affairs budget.

My goal for U.S. aid is to achieve a level of effectiveness that every time we provide aid to a region or country it is with the final aim of transitioning them from trade to aid, like we have done in South Korea.

History has shown us what we can get by retreating into a defensive, isolationist crouch.