"It is outrageous that the ethnic conflict has resulted in thousands, tens of thousands, of lives being lost through gunfire and killings of various kinds."
"I urge you fully to fund the Green Climate Fund, which supports the efforts of developing countries in curbing their emissions."
"This is not the time to cut international aid."
"I, therefore, request that the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the MCC, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the USAID, are given full funding in fiscal year 2018."
"U.S. foreign aid is not merely philanthropic. It is smart strategy."
"It is our moral imperative and it is representative of our American values to help our neighbors."
"U.S. foreign aid helps the U.S. as much as it helps the nation it serves."
"I want to flag one area for your response for the record, if I may. This is basic education."
"We have worked together in Georgia, in Ukraine, in Kenya, and Indonesia, and other countries where the struggle for democracy has generally been promising but certainly needs support from our country."
"Your statement was brief but puzzling. You seem to imply that the appointment of Mr. Fayyad would be to the detriment of Israel."
"I want to begin by underscoring what my colleague, Mr. Dent just asked you to take back to the White House, that is the need sooner, rather than later, for a bipartisan agreement not just on the debt ..."