"I appreciate your leadership on this issue and your attention to streamlining the changes between this bill and the House-passed version from last Congress."
"It is important that we do not penalize our foreign partners for their efforts, promote peace at home, and that we ensure any foreign assistance authorized to be suspended under this bill is not detri..."
"I have never seen a budget that was not radically altered, starting with Ronald Reagan."
"I believe passionately in trying to expand our resources, President Obama sent up a 20 percent cut in neglected tropical diseases."
"I think it is a good marker that there is a deep commitment to global food security in general and to the act and its provisions in particular."
"When Karen Bass and I met with Salva Kiir for the better part of 2 hours in Juba during the Memorial Day recess, we focused, I think like a laser beam, to quote somebody else years ago, on the idea th..."
"I strongly suggest for State to adequately address Jordan's economic and security needs as it examines the new MOU."
"I see no reason to continue to ask taxpayers to add to that pipeline until we can clear out that backlog."
"For every dollar of PA debt to Israel that we pay, that frees more funds for Abu Mazen to pay the salaries of terrorists."
"Now is not the time to cut and run, now is the time to double down on Tunisia."
"I have a hard time hearing the argument that this is about efficiency and saving money for the taxpayers."
"I can't quite understand why we would pull this critical security assistance from countries desperately in need of it."