Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3766, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act. I want to begin by recognizing my colleagues, the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) and the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe), for all of the work that they have done to get this important bill to the floor and to thank them for working, as they always do, in a bipartisan way on behalf of the members of our committee. I also thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for their leadership on this bill and for their creating an environment on the Foreign Affairs Committee, where we work together in a bipartisan way, and this legislation is a product of that work. Madam Speaker, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act will enhance the transparency and effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance by requiring a framework for monitoring and evaluating foreign development and economic programs and for publicly disclosing the data and results. The United States carries out a wide variety of assistance programs overseas, and it is important that there is a clearly articulated strategy and monitoring apparatus for our assistance. It is just as important that the American people have access to the information about what activities their tax dollars are funding.…”