Gerry Connolly actually said...

"This is not just about finger-pointing between Democrats and Republicans, it is about making our Nation better."

"I don't want to be the person who has to answer the next generation why is the Africa-Chinese trade the dominant trade in that part of the world and we don't even have a slice of it?"

"When the United States makes an investment in other people, in other places, it is not only altruism, I would say to my colleague, it is also enlightened self-interest."

"The question is, is it effective? Are we losing this battle or are we winning it, and what are the metrics that get us to winning?"