I have been a critic of continuing the level of aid to Saied's Government.

Here, here. And I hope that those of us who have worked in a bipartisan way to support the GEC, will continue to do that.

I just wanted to congratulate you and your team on the work that you have done on those two important achievements.

Here, here. And I hope that those of us who have worked in a bipartisan way to support the GEC, will continue to do that.

I appreciate the fact that we have continued to scale up the size of the Global Engagement Center.

It does not in any way substitute for our determination to pursue the deepening as well as the expansion of the Abraham Accords.

If this results in the curbing of some of Iran's malicious activities, I actually do not think that is a bad thing.

The eyes of the world and the nation are rightly focused on Ukraine, on our broad set of competition, challenges with China; the Middle East always gets an outsized share of attention from this country and this Congress.

We should as well.

I have been a critic of continuing the level of aid to Saied's Government.

I think often the rationale for our continued economic, and security assistance... is often connected to our need to have a foothold inside these countries to compete with China.