I worry not only about the American citizens still left behind, the Afghan partners left behind, the interpreters that are now being hunted down by the Taliban.

I just think we have the power of the purse here and they can take it or leave it.

These budget cuts are a recipe for global instability.

The Biden Administration's chaotic and deadly withdrawal left a moral stain on this country and created a massive humanitarian crisis.

I just think we're shooting ourselves in the foot with these kinds of cuts, especially if on a bipartisan basis, as we have expressed, we're concerned about growing Chinese influence.

In short, our foreign aid must serve as a clear alternative to the CCP and our adversaries while also saving lives and projecting U.S. global leadership around the world.

We would like to have some assurance--we're a very generous, generous nation--with money going in that is not going directly to the Taliban but, rather, to where it needs to go and I would say primarily the women and the girls left behind.

I think it's critical that USAID have a cohesive strategy to grow America's soft influence while using U.S. taxpayer money effectively and as efficiently as possible.

We do not have another alternative. But and if we're not there on the field China will fill that void.

It's probably the most depressing thing to see women who have never lived under Sharia law now subjected to this depravity.

I think this notion of if we would just spend more on defense and less on diplomacy and development misses the mark, significantly.