Chris Coons

I think giving that away proactively as a piece of negotiations going forward is a bad idea, strategically.

If the foundational role of Congress is the power of the purse, why would we ever believe them again on an appropriations deal?

Well, we report to, ... the White House.

This caused a lot of chaos and waste in the name of finding some savings.

When the U.S. leads other countries follow, and we see now, thanks to our efforts and thanks to Bill Browder's efforts, a dozen countries--two dozen countries have now passed Magnitsky type sanctions.

It was his suggestion that we tighten the use of the Magnitsky sanctions against corruption, and he was responsible for expanding the sanctions against corruption.

If what Senator Thune means is that he will use recess appointments to jam into place nominees who can't get 50 votes in the Senate. That's not good for the future and the health of the Senate.

Our challenge in coming days will be the gap between feeling concerned, expressing concern, and actually being willing to demand a confirmation hearing and to vote against one of President-elect Trump's nominees.

I think it's critical. Every major nominee who comes before us, we get a thorough background report and someone like Congressman Matt Gaetz, who has been the subject of a searching House Ethics Committee probe, we should get access to the…

I have been engaged in these issues a long time and gravely concerned to continue to hear about the steady loss of freedom around the world.

I am particularly concerned about our friends in Georgia.

Thank you for your work together and with Chairman Cardin to promote democracy and free elections.

His trial has been delayed repeatedly and is a mockery of the rule of law.

Amazingly, this law is modeled after a Russian law, and considering what Russia has done to Georgia, that is unbelievable.

I take directly your suggestions that we need to provide more support for personnel, for operations, for outreach to support the Human Rights Defenders Fund.

I think that is probably an understatement, at the movement back toward what the Georgian people had been blessed with.

For so many years the Republic of Georgia has been a bright spot in the former Soviet Union.

I think both of us were very pleased at what happened and the way it was initially received.

We must remember these victims and advocate for them.

It is our honor to unanimously cast our 34 votes for the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris!

On behalf of the great state of Delaware, home of our beloved. 46th President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.

We just moved out of the Appropriations Committee with a very strong bipartisan vote this year's State and Foreign Operations.

It includes significant aid for Ukraine for the coming year, not what they need, but hundreds of millions of dollars.

President Biden's leadership in responding to Russia's aggression in Ukraine... has been critical.

It is important for us to stand up for democracy and human rights, but it is also important for us to combat corruption.