We will be making those reports available, sharing that information with Congress within the next three weeks.

We can't do more with less. We must increase our investments in our diplomatic and development tools if we want to strengthen our national security.

One of the things that we have learned in recent years is that the two most determinative things to having sustainable food production capacity, comes down to two things: soil and seeds.

Isn't it time for us to view the world through the lens, frankly, of the beginnings, the early stages of a geopolitical conflict?

We continue to see democratic backsliding, and backsliding on human rights in a number of countries.

We need more people to address some of these emerging priorities and emergencies.

I agree with you, the Taliban is taking steps that are digging an even deeper hole for the people of Afghanistan.

I think there are a number of countries, for example, where looking at some marginalized groups that have been particularly victimized, like the LGBTQI+ community, there are some countries where we have actually seen real progress in…

We continue to see democratic backsliding, and backsliding on human rights in a number of countries.

We need to see that, but we also want to see steps taken to put Tunisia fully back on the democratic path it was on.

This budget will help us push back on advancing authoritarianism and democratic backsliding by strengthening democracies worldwide.

We fundamentally elevated the Pacific Island countries in our foreign policy and in our diplomacy.