Chris Coons

We have to make clear to the Taliban they cannot outlast us on the battlefield.

You are the third senior-level nominee to tell this committee that the State Department is going to consult with Congress on the reorganization. We have gotten plenty of promises on consultation, and no consultation.

When we are considering people who live in caves and who are deeply dedicated to their work against us, I think we would be wise to assume a longer, rather than a shorter, timeline of their determined unwillingness to negotiate and their…

I think you need to explain it to us, but, I think, more importantly, you are going to need to explain it to the people that work for you, who right now are mystified as to why the State Department seems targeted by these policies in a way…

I hope you will convey a sense of urgency about both the consultation and the forward progress.

If confirmed, will you work with this committee to explore ways to lift the hiring freeze for eligible family members?

I think it is clear that there is a strong and deep relationship between Ethiopia and China.

The United States is not a declining power, that this is not an inevitable thing that is going to happen.

America's greatest days are ahead of it, and we hope that they will be with us.

I had the chance, the honor, to travel with Senator McCain to Singapore, along with Senator Barrasso, to the regional security conference, and was struck at how broadly our regional allies and partners expressed concern at withdrawal from…

I urge all of you to be active in promoting American exports and engagement with the continent.

I am optimistic that both of you will find in your engagement with OPIC that there is a thorough and rigorous review process.

I hope to see us take up legislation to reform and improve the way that the United States Government pursues development finance.

I support the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Democracy and governance is obviously a topic I am passionate about and something that is I think an important distinction.

It is in our interest to create and to foster and to reinforce democratic citizen-centered systems.

I think as you demonstrated, you know by time spent in Lusaka and elsewhere in the developing world, that in countries like that, if we want there to be an American private sector footprint, without OPIC it is not going to happen.

I worked across the aisle with Senator Flake to pass a bill that was signed into law in the last Congress, the End Wildlife Trafficking Act.

I want to briefly touch on three different areas.

I just want to draw your attention to my concerns and others' concerns about illegal ivory traffic.

You can count on me to be a forceful advocate for prioritizing democracy.

I think it is important for us to help them find those opportunities, economic opportunities, but also democratic opportunities.

Thank you, Mr. Sullivan, for your willingness to return to government service and for your strong assertion of your commitment to our basic values...

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