the CR passed by the House caps family planning and reproductive health funding at $440 million, which is a cut $185.5 million from the 2012 request.

Over the past 6 years, this committee has made global health a top priority, providing over $38 billion for innovative programs to prevent the spread of disease, treat the sick, and strengthen local health systems to sustain advances.

As we know, the Iranian leadership is dominated by hardliners whose pursuit of nuclear weapons, support of terrorism through their Hamas and Hezbollah proxies, and assistance to armed groups in Iraq, Afghanistan continue to make Iran a…

Yet to achieve a more efficient, performance-oriented, and innovative U.N., the U.S. should continue to push for reform from within not by holding the institution hostage by cutting funds.

While nothing is a panacea in the development world, education, in my judgment, is the closest thing we have.

Any progress we have made in Afghanistan with regard to women's rights will be quickly rolled back by the Karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of gender equality.

I would like to follow up with you, Dr. Shah, in seeing a specific plan.

The MCC model holds great potential to bring transformative change, reduce poverty, and support sustainable economic development.

The $8.7 billion request for the Global Health Initiative supports a whole-of-government approach, helping partner countries improve health outcomes with a particular focus on women, newborns, and children.

I question the size and scope of MCC compacts.

I find it unconscionable that the House voted such dramatic reductions to these life saving efforts earlier this year.

I hope you will describe for the committee how the administration plans to improve access to and quality of health services to reach these goals.