"Do you believe officials who targeted career employees in this way should be working at the State Department?"
"I haven't seen it."
"It's a budget that makes Americans less safe."
"I would like to hear your views on it and I hope you will lead us into a more enlightened path than we've seen so far."
"Has the administration done enough to deter and countering Russian interference in our next election, which is only 6 months away?"
"Democracy is on the ropes worldwide. Supporting it is a moral and strategic good."
"This administration has ignored that message, unfortunately, and rejected the will of Congress."
"Cutting diplomacy and development by a third was unacceptable."
"Bipartisan majorities stopped those draconian cuts from going forward."
"We cannot speak credibly on the issue of wildlife trafficking if we continue to isolate ourselves from the rest of the world when it comes to climate change."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this important hearing. And let me say that here in Congress we didn't hear a lot about wildlife trafficking and the way it intersects with our national security c..."