Chris Van Hollen

We strongly encourage USAID to oversee from Stepanakert, will help empower the people of Artsakh to reconstruct their communities.

I don't think it's inevitable. We need to help Taiwan make that as difficult as possible for China.

I think it was, Chuck, because we need to be very clear that China doesn't get to dictate which U.S. officials go to Taiwan and when they go to Taiwan.

The centerpiece of this bill was finally giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices and that will reduce drug prices for seniors.

I think you are going to find a number of members very disappointed if that is the case.

The Secretary is on record a couple of times calling for an independent investigation.

I look forward to that day because, frankly, China is getting away with murder in some terms.

I just think it is outrageous that he has been denied due process.

I would just say an independent report does not include a PA report and an independent report does not include an IDF report.

A lot of us are concerned that this is not getting the attention it deserves.

We are trying to expand significantly because it has been successful.

I think we should also be focused on using proven public policy tools to provide more families with affordable housing.

The challenge we, of course, have is discrimination based on source of income.

In the 21st century, geopolitical power increasingly rests on geo-economic foundations.

In this new era of strategic competition, it is critical that the United States Government respond to these challenges.

That is why earlier this year, I introduced my Economic Statecraft for the 21st Century Act.

$600 billion over 5 years is the goal, together with some of our G7 and European partners.

We must not lose sight of the fact that democratic values and good governance also include economic transparency and competitiveness.

We need to send a very clear signal to countries around the world that when they are pressured by China, Russia, or other adversaries...

This is economic warfare, and it is a test for the West and the international community. We must stand with Lithuania.

If you could just follow up by providing me... with a much more detailed report about how this fund... is going to be assembled and deployed.

I do agree with Senator Rounds about the urgent need to increase our presence--our diplomatic presence in Africa.

I mean, I think this is a global effort to address the pandemic and make sure that we save lives...

A lot of people's immediate food insecurity on the African continent and in the Middle East and elsewhere is a direct result of Putin's war in Ukraine

Twenty million dollars is not a lot of money when you are talking about connectivity for the African continent.