Cory Booker

You are also going to strategically important countries, especially in the context of peacekeeping operations.

I am just going to submit my statement for the record.

It seems that President Kagame is intending to stay for an undetermined period of time.

It is tremendous the work that you all are doing.

Thank you again for your service.

One of the most dangerous developments of recent years has been the proliferation of nuclear weapons in South Asia.

The administration has repeatedly called for North Korea to cease its nuclear testing activities.

You are great patriots that have served with incredible careers.

The United States needs to do everything in its power to prevent such a conflict.

I was pleased to hear that you support the continued moratorium on testing.

For decades poor people of color have been discriminated against at the ballot box and discriminatory laws, like strict voter ID laws, have kept African Americans from voting.

The Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) currently works with messaging centers in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti.

We must have a strategy to actively communicate our message and anticipate future challenges.

The Leahy amendment is like a vaccine for us because it prevents us from being mixed up with military units that are engaged with gross violations of human rights.

The dialogue between us is so important, especially as we set the budget for the State Department.

I really am grateful for not only the chairman of this committee, but Senator Coons has been a friend who was the ranking member before me on this committee and has done an extraordinary job and continues to do in his leadership.

I have been one of those people sort of questioning this as France and the Chadian Government have been asking the administration to reverse this determination.

We must consider how to balance support for security assistance with humanitarian and development aid.

I am a little frustrated, as I have expressed already in this committee, on the subcommittee as well, about us lacking a coherent Africa policy from this administration, especially dealing with some of the worst elements of human…

Well, I welcome you communicating with us about evidence-based programs that address this as something that we as a Congress might want to invest in.

You are all going to countries that are important to many of our strategic priorities as a Nation in sub-Saharan Africa.

I strongly, strongly believe that the U.S. should do all it can to ease the horrifying levels of human suffering in the country and work with the international community in a substantive way to bring about an end to the political crisis…

Russia is engaged in a campaign to undermine core Western institutions and weaken faith in the democratic and free-market system.

I believe that the Russian people, like people everywhere, deserve a government that supports an open marketplace of ideas, provides transparent and accountable governance, guarantees equal treatment under the law, and secures for all…

The United States should continue to work closely with its allies and partners to enhance collective resilience against these threats.