The President's FY24 budget request for the State Department and USAID meet this moment head on.
Keeping our promises to those who served the U.S. remains an unwavering priority.
The post-Cold War world era is over and there is an intense competition underway to determine, to shape, what comes next.
In the absence of being able to replace it with something to rely on, yes, it is.
We meet at an inflection point. The post-Cold War world is over, and there is an intense competition underway.
We have made clear that in terms of some of the weapons systems that they seek for their security, we are fully prepared to move forward.
I think not only is it advancing, I believe that we have asked actually your respective teams for recommendations.
We know there's more to do, and we're looking forward to working with Congress to accelerate modernization efforts.
We are working to engage these governments, whether it is Honduras, whether it is Guatemala, whether it is El Salvador.
Ninety-six percent of it is coming through ports of entry.
I think it is premature to get to that.