Chris Coons actually said...

We are not a member of the European Union. We do not have a vote in this institution. We do not have a voice.

Coons acknowledges the U.S. lack of formal influence in the EU despite its investments.

02/08/2017

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I would like to thank Special Envoy Lyman and Assistant Administrator Lindborg for your testimony and for your very hard work in this area.

The one challenge here is sustaining support for America's use of diplomatic and developmental resources around the world.

I am grateful for your sustained engagement in this.

That is something that has been very hotly contested here in Congress just in the past year.