Christopher Coons

The Biden administration deescalates to deescalate. The Iranian regime thrives under this strategy.

This imbalance is untenable. Directly or indirectly through its proxies Iran has attacked the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq.

I think that we share a lot if not all of the same objectives, but I do not think the Administration has calibrated its means to achieve its ends.

I believe that Iran knows that it can safely expand its axis of resistance because of the Biden administration's deep aversion to defensive military action.

So far, the United States-led coalition has provided Ukraine enough military support not to lose, but not enough for Ukraine to win.

Moving towards best possible, I believe that along with increased military support to Ukraine, NATO should provide at the Washington summit a concrete step that demonstrates that Ukraine will be a member of the alliance.

In my view, NATO members must provide Ukraine with the military, economic, and political support to win the war.

Whether it's as in-house counsel, as a Federal prosecutor, as a professor, as a member of the patent bar, I just wanted to take a moment and highlight the remarkable range of qualifications and experiences all of you have.

American diplomats know how to drive an agenda based on American values.

If we are going to lead on global AI governance, the State Department must be in the lead.

We need to proceed with an AI agenda that is wrapped in American values.

For us to pick one piece of this supplemental and not the full supplemental... would be a grave mistake.

If their economy collapses Putin will have won.

I agree with the points just raised by the ranking member about the urgency of our--making our nuclear fuel system more independent of Russia.

Respectfully, I think that distinction is false, and I think this request includes significant investments in things like non-intrusive inspection at the border ports of entry that would improve securing our border.

A significant amount of this funding would go to rapidly adjudicating claims for asylum.

Do not tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I will show you your values.

If we only send weapons to Ukraine, but we fail to support their government and their economy, they will lose to Putin's aggression nonetheless.

$2 billion in this request for support for the Treasury Department to work with the IMF and the World Bank.

We are providing a significant amount, although our European partners are providing dramatically more.

It is critical that we meet this moment and provide the full supplemental request presented to Congress by our President.

I would welcome a classified briefing at some point, Mr. Chairman, on the intersection between DoD, USAID, and State.

I am very disappointed at how this and previous Administration have chosen to prioritize regions and countries that I do not think fit the framing of that law.

I hope that we will work together to strengthen your voice in the interagency, to priority security assistance for coastal West Africa.

There is something like $500 million in assistance to Niger that is now hanging in the balance.