We have heard from the Commonwealth government and others that FEMA is implementing this authority in a manner that appears to be much more limited than Congress intended.

USAID helps the world's most vulnerable people, assists in the recovery of millions from natural disasters and conflict, and supports democracy and the rule of law. These development efforts are on the frontline of our national security.

We recommend the subcommittee ask agencies to annual report on their collective frontline health workforce pre-service, education, recruitment, training, retention, connectivity, and safety efforts

I guess it is my turn. I just wanted to add to my good friend, because this is of great concern to me, we are waiting for this great peace plan that Jared and Jason Greenblatt are waiting to produce, but I haven't seen anything yet, and I…

how does the U.S. expect to maintain its long-standing leadership role in addressing global health challenges with these steep cuts?

I really hope you will take what some of us are saying and really think about this because some of these cuts on women's programs are going to undermine what you and Mrs. Ivanka Trump want to do in terms of getting women more economic…

So this administration has put, of course, additional resources which we are pleased about--into the domestic HIV epidemic, but you are stepping back now from our leadership on the global side.

If the President's budget were enacted, it would undermine U.S. leadership and stymie worldwide efforts to counter violent extremism, terrorism, and disinformation.

In my judgment, this is a decision that doesn't make any sense. It reverses more than 2 decades of bipartisan support for humanitarian, economic, and security assistance.

Frankly, I find it hard to fathom when his first two budgets propose cuts to diplomacy and development by more than 30 percent and the current request proposes a cut of 21 percent.

The democratic response to state-sponsored information warfare must be rooted in democratic principles of transparency, accountability, and integrity.

These significant cuts... appear to be at odds, quite frankly, with the State Department's own policy to promote economic growth and prosperity and democratic governance.