Christopher Coons

We must increase our investments in our diplomatic and development tools if we want to strengthen our national security.

I was pleased that we could honor her tremendous impact on U.S. diplomacy and national security

I think this has been President Biden's best chapter, in a very long career public service.

I think this is a critical opportunity to crowd in private sector capital investment, and de-risk it.

I am eager to work with you, if I possibly can, to support finding a path forward as we anticipate the end of Title 42, in the middle of May.

I believe there is much more good news about our partnership, and its potential, in terms of border crossings and security.

The 20th anniversary of PEPFAR is, indeed, worth celebrating.

I couldn't agree more that that is one of the core arguments for robustly resourcing the State Department and the USAID.

We cannot be a player on the world stage and keep our country safe and prosperous if we put ourselves on the sidelines.

We have to continue the work of leading a global coalition that holds Russia accountable for its cruel and unjust invasion of Ukraine.

If we fail to invest in the State Department and the powerful diplomatic tools we have, if we don't keep our embassies well-staffed... our adversaries and competitors will step up and fill that leadership void.

The more we are engaged in the world now, the better we can address and prevent these challenges before they reach our door.

A global challenge, like the climate crisis, cannot be solved through unilateral action, it can only be solved through global cooperation, and that requires leadership.

We are constantly seeing new, alarming examples of how the climate crisis poses an immense threat to global security, and to our own national security.

I very much believe we should be back in UNESCO. Again, not as a gift to UNESCO, but because things that are happening at UNESCO actually matter.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for that brief, but a broad review of the challenges we face, and the leadership that you have shown at the helm of the State Department.

Including supporting Ukraine's determined fight against Russian aggression, countering the threats posed by China.

I am confident we can forge and maintain bipartisan support to address the most critical challenges facing us.

I regret I have to go. You have some very talented people behind you who I just wanted to give my best regards to.

I was just on a bipartisan codel to Zambia, South Africa, Botswana. Vibrant, rapidly growing economies that want American businesses.

The American people expect us, on the Small Business Committee, to work together to resolve our differences.

The SBA needs help. I mean, it needs, as you have heard from my colleagues, oversight, engagement, advocacy.

Thank you. Thank you all very much for your testimony.

I look forward to joining in support of the Kids Online Safety Act, for example, but I also think we need to get underway with better funded, broader spectrum research.

The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act would require platforms to disclose information about how their algorithms actually operate.