Brad Schneider actually said...

"I urge the committee to continue to fund these vital grant programs that help keep our communities safe."

"U.S. foreign assistance programs are critical to advancing stability and growing the economies of developing countries which are vital to U.S. national interests and can help avoid costlier conflicts."

"As former Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted, development contributes to stability. It contributes to better governance, and if you are able to do these things and you're able to do them in a focuse..."

"I've always said that the national security of the United States relies on what I refer to as a three-legged stool--diplomacy, development, and defense."