"We are trying to help you avoid the mistakes that we made and do it in a much more efficient fashion."
"Our job is to protect U.S. taxpayers' dollars overseas and see that the funding that is being provided is going to where it needs to go."
"I would be remiss today if I did not express my deep concern with the continued violence and fighting in South Sudan."
"Advancing the values and interests of our country and promoting stability in the world does matter to our citizens."
"You don't get numbed by it. I was there in December, and I was just horrified."
"This is not just an African problem, it is a global problem that we face."
"We do have concerns about command and control. There are a lot of militias that are formed separate from this battle."
"We think we have to stay engaged and I think the American people would want us to stay engaged."
"I think that no one is questioning the logic of South Sudan."
"It actually started the violence... and it is becoming more ethnic and tribal but it didn't start that way."
"It is important, we believe, to continue to maintain a diplomatic presence."