It is important that we get back there.

Conservation can also prevent illegal exploitation of nature which funds conflict and threatens security.

I think it is essential that, in the long run, conservation, the protection of biodiversity, wildlife, be seen as a central part of competent development strategies, by nations all over the world, if that ultimately, not in competition…

I just had a chance to be with David Beasley, along with the Vice Chair, the group of us who spent last week looking at food security.

Thank you, Administrator Power.

We are hopeful that the agreement will proceed, as it is meant to, there really should be an infinite extension that should not be time bound.

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

What I mostly hear when I travel to other countries... is they want more.

Conservation can help reduce the risk of conflict over natural resources.

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.

Thank you very much. I will forward the letter to you and hopefully we will get him a timely response. I appreciate your service.

Well, in my view it has a strong record of cost-effectiveness, and I am likely to work to sustain its funding and to figure out some way, on a bipartisan basis, that we can provide additional resources along the lines that you have also…

Thank you for the opportunity to work together for another Congress and to do more for our small businesses nationwide.

Thank you for the opportunity to work together for another Congress and to do more for our small businesses nationwide.

I was surprised to see a proposal to cut their budget by 40 percent.

Well, in my view it has a strong record of cost-effectiveness, and I am likely to work to sustain its funding and to figure out some way, on a bipartisan basis, that we can provide additional resources along the lines that you have also…

Thank you very much. I will forward the letter to you and hopefully we will get him a timely response. I appreciate your service.

There is widespread interest in and concern about not just the years of alleged fraud carried out by Mr. Bankman-Fried at FTX.

I joined a dozen of my colleagues in sending a letter just encouraging you, given the suite of rules in proposal development, to just make sure you are providing sufficient time for notice and comment on the proposed rules.

I do think it is important to regulate in a wise, and transparent, measured way so that the regulations are both effective and sustain.

I just had a chance to be with David Beasley, along with the Vice Chair, the group of us who spent last week looking at food security.

It is important that we get back there.

Conservation can help reduce the risk of conflict over natural resources.

I look forward to staying in touch with you about that, because anyone who has supervised a large portfolio project knows there is always a tail, there is always a few that go sideways.

Your task is daunting, and this subcommittee must both rigorously oversee your work, and ensure you have the support and resources you need to protect and advance our national security and our national values.