Now is the moment for the world's democracies to unite and take a big step forward after so many years of losing ground.

USAID's work is a testament to the fact that America cares about the plight of others.

The world is now less free and less peaceful than at any point since the end of the Cold War.

I have spent all my adult life in either the executive branch or the legislative branch, and I know the legislative branch is always an irritant to the executive branch.

I call up my motion to instruct conferees, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Risch] moves that the managers on the part of the…

I didn't stop the reading because it is pretty self-explanatory what this is. There was language in S. 1260 when it left here and went over to the House, under division C, that would have strengthened the ability of the United States to…

I will accept a voice vote. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Motion to Instruct

I think it would be unfair not to recognize, clearly, the leadership of the chairman of this committee in making this happen.

Reducing it has really impeded our people from getting out more than what, I think, that they should.

I have been informed that there have been U.S. personnel that had been forced in the fever hospitals.

I never judge an agency by an individual case, but sometimes looking at an individual case gives you a thumbnail that there may be issues.

First of all, let me say that this is an oversight hearing and I am glad you are holding the oversight hearing.

I appreciate that. And this is an instance where the SBA that we all love and embrace can actually do some good for a small business, on a specific level.

The Western Hemisphere is in a period of extraordinary upheaval.

Thankfully, there is new leadership there that is moving in a different direction.

I believe that Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, including its indefensible tactics and war crimes, creates an opportunity for the United States to remind the world that democracy, human rights, and legal commitments must mean something.

Beijing sees this and they are seizing the opportunity to grow both their influence and their power in the Western Hemisphere.

Without urgent action, this economic downturn could last for a decade.

It just seems to me that we do not have a strategic comprehensive plan.

You cannot govern without having your team in place.

We simply cannot afford to let the Chinese Communist Party expand its influence and absorb Latin America and the Caribbean into its private political economic bloc.

Imagine that. Mind boggling. Our directors there, basically, allowed it to happen.

The Chinese Communist Party is actively exporting its governance model across the hemisphere.

I completely agree that we need ambassadors in these countries.

The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin's ambitions in the Ukraine lays bare the implications of the PRC attempt to assert moral neutrality.