Bennie Thompson actually said...

"It is high time that this committee start doing oversight of pressing issues, like foreign malign influence in Latin America and how the actions of China, Russia, and others in our backyard undermine ..."

"It is also alarming that some House Republicans are calling for significant cuts to USAID, State Department, and Commerce Department budgets that are crucial to building American influence in Latin Am..."

"It was committee Democrats' understanding that the purpose of this hearing is to discuss foreign malign influence in Latin America and how the actions of our geopolitical adversaries in the region imp..."

"They can't stand that these policies have been effective."