The western hemisphere is a region vital to our national security and to our economy and one increasingly contested by foreign powers who have little to no interest in democracy or human rights or the rule of law.

A Russian military base in Nicaragua of any capacity would be a national security threat to the United States.

Cuba has not had democracy for a very long time. Venezuela has seen its democracy blatantly stolen.

I think that Argentina has a lot of positive things happening. They are a member of the Lima Group, as an example, a group of nations that have taken it upon themselves to combine and coordinate efforts to pressure Venezuela's dictatorship…

it is not charity. It is in the national security and national interest of the United States to help nations build capacity

We cannot allow people to continue to suffer and die.

I continue to be a supporter of the Alliance for Prosperity and always look for ways to tailor it to the new threats.

Taiwan is a democratic success story, a reliable partner, and a force for good in the world.

abstention is better than supporting Venezuela.

There is always a tension between respect and defense of human rights and geopolitical reality. It is a constant balancing act.

the best thing we can do is to help the Honduran Government create the capacity to confront and defeat them

The situation in Venezuela is no longer simply about the loss of democracy and human rights violations. It is a significant destabilizing influence on the region, undermining our regional allies, particularly in Colombia.