"I am willing to do a Plan Colombia-type effort with Mexico, but I am going to put the Mexican Government on notice."
"Haven't we now reached a point where, frankly, we have to understand we are entering a period of geopolitical competition bordering on conflict, diplomatic conflict, economic conflict; and God forbid,..."
"Our Afghan allies who fought alongside us now struggle to provide for themselves and their families, remain in hiding, and live in constant fear of being hunted down by the Taliban."
"the failure to provide specific answers to the majority of inquiries submitted by my office indicates the Department of State lacks a coherent plan of action to process these cases."
"This administration's obsession with promoting a woke agenda is destructive in its own right."
"Senator Kaine and I introduced legislation to codify the CBSI to require the State Department to promote cooperation with Caribbean nations."
"Would you be willing to entertain a public-private partnership akin to the Global Fund for food security?"
"There are 345.2 million people that participate in some food program because of food insecurity."
"Do you believe the Global Fund has been effective in combating AIDS and malaria?"
"I want to thank you for your leadership, and I want to thank everyone at USAID,--you are literally doing the Lord's work--and it is national security in another form."
"What I want is a global food security program that has metrics."
"What I want the Committee to understand, and Senator Coons has been a great partner on this, we have a crisis in the world that is really challenging to put your arms around."