"the Administration agrees there needs to be peace, reconciliation, and tolerance throughout Ethiopia in advance of that process."
"I have a real sense that if the GERD issue is not dealt with in a way that assures them of their concerns about the Nile flowing into what would be the heart of their water supply in Egypt that they w..."
"We will not tolerate war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic violence."
"I think action speaks louder than words and I think Senator Menendez's point about the determination of war crimes or crimes against humanity is a clear position for the United States."
"If we do not see immediate progress on these fronts that we will be imposing additional sanctions--Ethiopia and Eritrea can expect further actions."
"I support the Administration's announcement of visa sanctions and a pause in some assistance."
"Absolutely. So I want to get to an issue that came up in some of my conversations, and that is the length of time it takes on a PPP forgiveness."
"I would be interested, as the PPP program is coming to an end, how well the administrative changes on returning citizens and those with student debt, how they were utilized."
"We will be very interested in working with you on that, because on the second round I am going to ask you about the EIDL Advance."
"We will do our best."
"Well, a six-day processing time is certainly very reasonable, so I am glad to hear that."