The Israel-United States relationship must remain bipartisan in my judgment.

Fortunately, Congress responded with a resounding and bipartisan rejection of the administration's proposals.

the democracy, development, diplomacy, humanitarian, and security assistance programs funded in this bill are critical to maintaining U.S. global leadership, protecting our national security and promoting economic growth.

I want to make sure we take whatever legislative steps necessary to make our State Department, USAID and other foreign affairs agencies modern, efficient, and effective.

These self-inflicted constraints compromise the quality of our efforts, make it harder to maintain American leadership in the world, create risk to our national security and are a disservice to the American taxpayer.

The last USAID administrator under a Republican administration, Henrietta Fore, launched the Development Leadership Initiative with a vision to double the number of permanent Foreign Service officers at your agency.

We know it is a battle, but we have to win.

I voted for that war. It was probably the most misguided vote I ever took in my life.

I hope we can work together on W-GDP, but is this administration reconsidering its stance on funding for important women's health and education programs that would be necessary for women to better contribute economically?

The education of girls has been a key priority for us, and I would really appreciate the opportunity to do more.

we really need a strike force for Lake Erie--that is what we need--and for this most-troubled watershed.