Bob Menendez

I want to make one thing clear: I am not going to let this go.

By torpedoing these rules, the Trump administration is standing in the way of helping some of the most vulnerable kids in the country.

But just in the last few days, the Trump administration made the baffling decision to step in and block the Administration for Children and Families from moving forward with implementation.

They have torpedoed them and, in the process, are standing in the way of helping some of the most vulnerable children in America.

So do not judge the success of a country simply by how fast it has an election.

This administration's incoherent approach to foreign policy threatens to make these problems even worse.

Fragility breeds instability which often spills over artificially constructed borders. Terrorism, infectious disease, mass migration and climate change--these do not respect national borders.

If the United States does not advance smart policies and invest wisely in good governance, meaningful development, humanitarian, and appropriate security assistance, we will feel the impact here at home.

There is a vast difference between being the CIA Director and being the Secretary of State

I cannot see the hollowing out of our State Department and remain silent

We need stable, skilled, seasoned leadership to address the enormous challenges fragile states pose

The foreign policy of the current administration has been marked by chaos, by undermining the very idea of diplomacy

I hope and I look forward to working with the committee to explore policy options to address this threat to American businesses.

This recent GAO report confirms what I have been hearing from so many of my constituents.

That is why protecting our reputation and the investments we have put into it is so important.

The United States is the world's leader in trusted and recognized brands, the ones most in demand.

It is an elimination--elimination, zero, cero, nada.

It is not a scale-down, it is an elimination.

That is why we should not have spent $1.5 trillion on tax cuts to the wealthiest people in this country.

I can assure you, Mr. Secretary, they are not back-door to these communities; they are front-door.

Well, let me help you out. You may be on the job only 14 days. I have been here a little longer. It is zero in the budget.

Well, 32 States already have programs, many of which provide a full 100-percent credit for all contributions.

But just because something has existed does not mean it is right.

That makes it appear that the funding source is private, when in fact it is really coming from public dollars.

Something is wrong with that.