Christopher Coons

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.

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.

All Senators of both parties should be more engaged in and concerned about.

We need to provide more support for personnel, for operations, for outreach to support the Human Rights Defenders Fund.

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.

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

I am particularly concerned about our friends in Georgia.

Beijing's actions do not occur in a vacuum.

Since then, our confidence and our view, at least mine, and I think, having conversations with Senator Shaheen, have been disappointed.

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

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

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

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

It includes a new fund that allows Treasury to leverage the multilateral development banks that will unlock more than $4 billion.

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

Everyone in the Indo-Pacific is watching how Ukraine turns out.

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

We are going to have a very busy summer finalizing some rules, some strategy.

I would urge careful consideration of those comments.

Too many Americans still lack access to basic financial services.

Part of our budget is to make sure that that program starting in Africa but now also in our own hemisphere, including in Guatemala, is appropriately resourced.

Economic competition with China and with other actors is a key priority for this Administration and for many of us.

The greatest strength that you and our President have shown is in building our alliances in the Indo-Pacific.

In the response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, an incredible global alliance of 50 different countries coming to Ukraine's defense.