I am concerned that the Administration is rushing to normalize relations with the Palestinian Authority without gaining elimination of the pay-for-slay program.

The challenges we face overseas are immense, but throwing good money at bad problems has not solved much in the past and will not solve anything today.

I applaud the Administration for refusing to bow to progressive demands of our closest friend and ally as they face down a terrorist organization.

I wish you would say no and keep the sanctions in place.

Why sit at a table with people who are going to look you in the eye and say, look, we do not care what you say, we do not care what the U.N. says, we do not care what the rest of the world says, we are going to develop missiles and you can…

My sense is in listening to the parties, some are more enthusiastic about the African Union involvement than others.

The promise for Ethiopia's democratic transition is still possible, but recent events... have complicated Ethiopia's journey.

There are kind of technical solutions to the issues that the parties raise, but there is an absence of political will.

I encourage the Administration to continue exploring every option to end the war in Tigray, to continue building a coalition of like-minded allies, to pursue justice and accountability, including Global Magnitsky sanctions, and to work…

Ethiopia is a vital and strategic, security, economic, and regional partner whose relationship did improve significantly with the United States under Prime Minister Abiy's Government.

I am horrified by what we are witnessing in Tigray and what was initially termed by the Ethiopian Government as a law enforcement operation.

We need better early warning systems so we can identify threats in real time as they emerge.

I think this has got some real credibility, and they have some suggestions in here that I think are new.

It seems to me that if people can come together on this--and it is, certainly, not political by any stretch of the imagination.

Yes, I agree with that and, of course, that is one thing that we have all been focused on.

I have consistently argued that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the first and it, certainly, will not be the last pandemic to threaten the American people and, indeed, the world.

I think these are the kinds of things we were looking for and, actually, I guess, groping forward to try to come up with specific solutions.

I hope you will take back the message that we believe that that is appropriately where it should be

Most importantly, that the heads--they suggest that the heads of the governments of the world set up a global health threats council.

We need a reformed World Health Organization that is fit for the purpose.

Science tells us the best way to do that is to tackle vaccine hesitancy here at home, while accelerating efforts to expand access to vaccines overseas.

Americans have grown weary and are anxious to get back to life as normal. I feel similarly, but we must remain vigilant.

I am disappointed to hear that the Administration is advocating to unilaterally surrender U.S. intellectual property to China.

I supported you in your nomination for Assistant Secretary in 2014. I was not disappointed, and I will be supporting your nomination again.

This moratorium is absolutely unnecessary.