I want you to tell me what the number is. I want to tell my colleagues you have X dollars today and you are going to have Y dollars tomorrow, and this is what it means.

I have tried along with Senator Leahy to shine a light on what foreign assistance does for the United States and the world.

The AIDS epidemic is not over. And America's continued leadership is critical.

You will have a friend in this committee.

the road ahead will be challenging, it will test our resolve; however, I am confident that we will reach our destination.

America is at her best, I believe, when she is doing things that are right.

As politics change in this country, Senator Leahy and I are going to make sure the commitment of this committee does not change.

Foreign assistance is at risk.

We are inspired by the millions of people who are living with HIV/AIDS today to work harder, faster, and smarter with our partners across the globe to achieve an AIDS-free generation.

find an account anywhere throughout the budget that gets a better rate of return than the 150 International Affairs Budget Function account.

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We need a sophisticated grounding on this ideology, a world view so different than our own, so that our efforts, in diplomacy, development and defense, can be successful.

I thank the whole subcommittee.

If you scrimp on the development and the diplomacy, you are going to end up buying more ammunition.

In 2 hours, we are going to vote to cut this account in half.

Life flourishes and people try and people exhibit kindness and compassion and they want to take care of their families.

So the reason I asked that question, for a small security investment, relatively small, not thousands of boots on the ground, but sort of in a mentor, training role, we can enhance everything you are trying to do in the private sector.

I can tell you firsthand that U.S. diplomatic and financial investments in Congo are working.

taking money away from development and diplomacy and putting them into defense where we have strong levels of resources would be a significant mistake.

You have got to have a window of safety.

This Congress has the power to plot our course to continued global leadership by robustly funding diplomacy and development, and thus enabling smart power.