In my view, the next step could be sanctions.

Are you satisfied today with our response to the crisis in Ukraine, wherein we know that Russia is fomenting problems.

I do not understand. I truly do not get it. We have 40,000 troops intimidating people on the inside.

If you let things fester until they get out of control, it is far more likely that we are going to find ourselves in a conflict that is of a much more severe nature.

We have done an estimate and we think it is 7 million to 9 million more people each year would be served if we would move away from the constraints that we now have by ensuring that instead of, again, building up the independence, helping…

I think foreign aid is one of the most misunderstood concepts that the American people have sometimes.

We appreciate the reforms that you are trying to put in place around the world but also within USAID itself.

One of the important things that we do as a nation is trade capacity-building.

We have had another 60,000 people dead there. No doubt the dynamics on the ground have changed.

Not everybody. This committee voted to go to war.

We did not create the Syrian problem. I understand that. We did not create it. But our lack of attention in dealing with it has caused it to fester to a point where now it is a national security threat to our Nation.

I do hope that somehow the people that we are dealing with get a sense that we are really willing to do the things that are necessary.

I strongly supported what we passed out of committee on both occasions, which was arming the vetted moderate opposition.

I think there are concerns about Ukraine, our actual willingness to go forward and do something after we lost so much credibility around the redline issue.

This committee strongly supported the authorization for the use of force to strike Assad for using chemical weapons.

We ended up jumping in Syria's lap. We now sit in the back of the bus as Iran and Russia really drive policy in Syria.

I appreciate your questioning and I am glad you took the time you did.

if things do not change, you in effect could be presiding over a period of time where more U.S. credibility is lost than anyone could have imagined.

It is interesting that we are going to end up in a place where our interests with Russia align.

So the authorization you asked for was not to degrade his capabilities?

I cannot imagine that you would feel differently that our move to work with Russia in the way that we did has certainly changed the dynamics in many places.

I would agree with you that Russia has tremendous weaknesses.

I take tremendous offense at you making a comment that I have concerns as some kind of political implications.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you and the ranking member for having this hearing and for your continued focus on Africa and the outstanding job that you all do here.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 31, as follows…