09/29/2016
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"The Obama administration is committed to a robust foreign assistance program."
"If confirmed as Secretary of State, I look forward to working with this committee and your colleagues in the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to achieve these priorities."
"the 25-percent increase in Foreign Service staffing that President-elect Obama has called for would do much to address these needs."
"We cannot counter insurgent and terrorist threats without civilian counterparts who can carry out economic and political reconstruction missions."