I agree with Senator Corker in that, as I travel and meet people who are in Foreign Service, they are incredible, and they deserve the full support and thanks of the American peopl...
The American people understand that the modest investment we make, less than 1 percent of the budget, is very important for national securit...
In certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill.
The United Nations reform issues, it is controversial, I will admit that, but we need to deal with these issues.
I want to recognize Senator Cantwell for her important work on ensuring that there be an enforcement trust fund that was authorized.
I just came back from the southern part of Africa where I saw firsthand some of the wildlife issues and corruption and poaching and similar ...
Some of the proudest moments in America were to show how important access to U.S. markets can be in bringing about fundamental change.
In TPP we do have commitments not only on the environment and labor but also on anticorruption and good governance.
We have seen an evolution of our objectives in trade agreements from when we were first interested in dealing with tariffs.
Too many times, we have been putting that down as a second priority rather than a high priority.
There are two issues I at least want to put on the table.