"I believe support for PEPFAR remains strong because its success is measured in lives saved, and we have saved millions of lives."
"This is a legacy which we can all be proud of. I urge my colleagues to join me in working to reauthorize PEPFAR without delay and without new mandates and directives."
"The United States has been the largest and most robust supporter of democracy and human rights around the world."
"democracy is in decline, 17 years of consecutive decline according to Freedom House."
"The next battleground for freedom and democracy will be Taiwan."
"What we really need is action."
"If you can peel off major people in the security forces and/or the military that changes the dynamics"
"Democracy can only endure when they have institutions that are strong and can sustain them."
"We strongly condemn this and Mr. Lai should be released immediately."
"The Biden administration must not allow Taiwan to become the next Afghanistan."
"Putin's war in Ukraine is the most blatant attack on democracy we have seen since the Cold War."