this is a very good deal for the American taxpayer.

I think a lot of us share that frustration. I would just urge us to work with our European allies on the timing of a response to the violation of the ballistic missiles.

If President Assad is not held accountable, there will not be support for any solution in regard to Syria.

I am a strong supporter of the mission of the United Nations and the incredible progress it has made in global issues.

It is infuriating--infuriating--to have the lack of transparency that exists at the U.N.

I cannot justify a 22 percent budget allocation and then 28.5 percent on peacekeeping.

I for one do not want to give up on the Arusha Accords.

It is my understanding that the difference between 22 percent and 28 percent is not our share in the global economy.

It seems to me that we have not been as effective as we need to in the transparency and reform within the United Nations process.

I rise in support of the Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015, which I am introducing today with my colleague Senator Heller. This bipartisan, no-cost legislation would allow occupational therapists to perform the initial home…

It is hard to imagine sustained public support for a hypothetical situation wherein U.S. combat units were deployed to five or 10 peacekeeping operations abroad.

I just urge you that the more transparent this process, the better it is going to be, I think, received politically in our country.

It is hard for me to understand why our assessment on the peacekeeping is 28.36 percent, if I am correct, which is almost three times higher than the next country and is significantly higher than our general allocation for the U.N. budget.

the safety of civilians is critically important.

We have consistently condemned all violence, whether committed by government or non-government actors.

There has been more than one documented instance of ethnically-based mass killings in Burundi since independence.

MCC partners must demonstrate a commitment to ruling justly, investing in their people, and supporting democratic rights.

Long-term development requires focus and discipline. It cannot and should not be an instrument of day-to-day diplomatic engagement.

It seems to me that the MCC could be helpful in that regard.

I think there is greater understanding today about the importance of development assistance.

Why should we not be looking at regional issues when we look at the countries that are involved; when you deal with trade, or you deal with transportation, you deal with energy.

I do hope that you would be more aggressive because to me, this is one of the most difficult areas, that fight for good governance.

It has worked extremely well during this period of time, and I think by all accounts it has been given a very high grade for developing the type of economic growth in these countries that will sustain our values.

I would just point out by comparison, we are looking--this committee is looking at global standards on fighting corruption.

Senator Coons has been talking a good deal about projects in those regions where we have compact countries individual.