Chris Coons actually said...

"I am grateful, the Vice Chair of the Full Committee, my friend and colleague from Maine, Susan Collins, is serving as the Ranking for this hearing."

"It is always an honor and a privilege to have you before us."

"you are being asked to confront an historic confluence of complex global challenges."

"I just had a chance to be with David Beasley, along with the Vice Chair, the group of us who spent last week looking at food security--this is a daunting prospect this year, humanitarian relief, susta..."