"the United States is the largest financial contributor to the United Nations, paying roughly one-quarter of both the regular and peacekeeping budgets."
"What type of rule changes can we make to really emphasize and project that we aren't fooling around, you know, we are serious, we want to make sure they understand that we are not going to accept thei..."
"Look, President Trump laid the groundwork for this infrastructure to pass, and he also wanted $1 trillion in spending into America’s infrastructure. And it’s important for economic growth, right? And ..."
"It is my hope that the committee continues holding hearings to discuss what went disastrously wrong with the U.S. withdrawal and what the future implications are for U.S. national security."
"we do need to seriously question why the Biden Administration did not heed those lessons, and we need to ask why, even now, our priorities seem to be misplaced."
"we can in no way trust the Taliban, a terrorist organization itself, to ensure that Afghanistan does not become a hotbed for violent extremism."
"I am deeply concerned about premature conversations by the Biden Administration to restart U.S. non-humanitarian aid programs."
"it was a kick in the gut to see our American military vehicles parading in the streets with the Taliban flags."
"I fear that this is a type of weakness, incredulity that has gotten us in the situation that we are currently in."
"how can you trust the Taliban to say that they are going to do this and actually work to prevent terrorism when they are a terrorist network themselves?"
"I am very concerned that, you know, the government is relying on the Taliban for counterterrorism, and that should not be something that we should even be flirting with."
"I think that we have to be--you know, I do not agree with this decision at this time."