"we are in the moment when pushing back on authoritarianism, strengthening the tools of democracy, and responding to a whole series of global crises is exactly what we should prioritize investing in."
"The Administration's Summit for Democracy last year represented a significant opportunity to galvanize our allies in these efforts, but if the goals of the Summit are not translated into concrete and ..."
"I think President Biden and his national security team did a masterful job of pushing Putin off his game"
"I would just like to thank our first witness and thank you for your testimony."
"The developments of the last 3 weeks, in particular, only underscore the need for us to invest more in our efforts to combat disinformation"
"I worked with Senator Graham to introduce the Democracy in the 21st Century Act, which would increase global democracy assistance to $3 billion."
"I want just to be reassured that we are doing everything we can to document the atrocities against civilians being committed by Russians and to hold Russia's military and political leadership and, spe..."
"I wish the American people could see the determined and strong and bipartisan engagement that I am, at least, experiencing from this committee and from Congress."
"I have been encouraged, even surprised at times, by the unanimity within Congress of support for stronger and stronger measures against Putin and Putin's Russia for his unjustified and immoral invasio..."
"We have made a significant down payment on a democratic future for Sudan, but I am gravely concerned that this transition is badly off track, and without active diplomatic engagement and some strong a..."
"I am concerned the military will simply organize elections that are sham elections in 2023 that they will use to legitimize their rule next year."