"I am happy to hear your strong criticism of the anti-NGO law."
"Now, why on earth would we decrease overall assistance to Sri Lanka by 99 percent?"
"I have said for many, many years, the best diplomatic tool really is economic development and economic relations between countries."
"We are convinced that fights waged within the confines of parliament are often fights taken off the street."
"We have to do our best, as always, on behalf of our institution and our power of the purse and the kind of priorities, a lot of which we are going to hear about today."
"We need to invest nearly $4.5 trillion just to bring our infrastructure from poor to good condition."
"I am also concerned with the Trump administration's painfully slow pace when it comes to the appointments of deputy and assistant secretaries and other high-ranking officials."
"Let me reiterate we are happy to have you as part of the Congress. I welcome you and thank you for your testimony today."
"I just do not get it. I certainly get the idea of partnership and seed money."
"Is that the sort of thing you might want to bring back? I mean, what are we strengthening in this?"
"I want to commend you for the work you have done in stressing sustainability, in stressing the importance with these aid programs."