Chris Murphy

Secretary Pompeo issued a statement, which you are familiar with, on ending the conflict in Yemen.

We clearly have not used all available leverage with the Saudis.

We should use all available leverage to pressure the combatants to bring the civil war to an end.

Time and time again, when we give weapons to people that we think are on our side, they end up getting into the hands of people that we are, in fact, doing battle with.

I wanted to ask you about a number of reports that have emerged from senior diplomats who have given rise to concerns that the Trump administration has exacted political revenge at the State Department on career diplomats.

I share that need to prioritize these issues. It has defined my entire career.

We need to see succeed for our national interest and for the interest of all 60 million Burmese people.

Our Secretary of State has made a determination that ethnic cleansing took place.

The treatment of the Rohingya has been appalling and it has been the case for many decades.

I will make their security, and that of their families and all Americans in Cambodia, a top priority.

I also commit to working steadfastly for the fullest possible accounting of U.S. personnel missing from the Indochina conflict period.

If confirmed, I will advocate for reconciliation, adherence to the principles enshrined in Cambodia's constitution, and efforts to protect the country's sovereignty.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum published a statement yesterday that they believe there is compelling evidence that the Burmese military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Rohingya.

That does not dictate our policy, but that was an important contribution to our deliberations on how to help.

It is not business as usual with Burma.

I come there not as a D or an R, I come there as a double A, representing all Americans.

I really worry that this sort of pulls apart one of the discussions that tended to be fairly nonpartisan here.

When I got to Congress 12 years ago there was very little political advantage that one party tried to seek over the other when it came to the issue of Israel.

I just worry that if it is done wrong, it could lead to more, rather than less, destabilization.

It is just so strange to me that we force the Department of State, and in particular, the European section to make these tradeoffs, to accept the inevitability of shrinking aid budgets, when we do not expect the Department of Defense to do…

Senator Johnson and I both have spent a lot of time thinking about the Balkans, worry a lot about the general instability, and the desire of the Kremlin to be more influential.

Thank you very much. Thanks all for your testimony. Thanks for being here, your willingness to serve.

Ultimately, these decisions are up to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina themselves.

It is about time that the United States step up and try to provide some real leadership here.

Cyprus is another complicated assignment, given the longstanding division of the island.