Virginia is a state that has very significant climate challenges.

I introduced the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act with Senators Risch, Van Hollen, and Romney to provide the President with the authority to negotiate.

Just as we are having a dialogue here, that was notable because that is the U.N. Security Council resolution, unanimous vote of countries such as Russia and China, that sometimes are not with us on these.

I might have some more USAID questions in a second round for you, Ms. Escobari.

We believe we have a--we are on a good path on this.

The U.S. investment along with other partners in this public health infrastructure connected to the Ministry of Health that began a decade ago was absolutely critical during COVID, for example.

The future of the island of Hispaniola depends on a prosperous and successful Haiti.

We care very, very deeply about keeping our folks safe and are proud to host the security training facilities in the Commonwealth.

I think getting a confirmed ambassador in Haiti is something that would be a very important step for the Senate to take.

The ability of that community to provide assistance depends also on the security situation in Haiti.

CARICOM member states have stated publicly their willingness to participate in a multinational force.

They are one of the leading contributors to U.N. peacekeeping and multinational operations around the world.

They are an incredibly talented group--as you well know, business leaders, doctors, lawyers, dentists--and they want to help Haiti.

Ambassador Power has stated that we should be doing 25--a minimum of 25----percent of assistance going through local partners by 2024 throughout the USAID portfolio.

The challenge with the multinational force idea has been that--I think you have done a good job in identifying not only the United States, but other nations that are willing to participate if it is scoped correctly.

I focus on the health issue because I think Senator Rubio correctly pointed out that before you get to significant economic activity, investment, or new elections you have to have a base of security and I would argue that a functioning…

Gang activity including targeted sexual violence, recruitment of minors, widespread kidnappings, and sniper style killings of neighborhood residents plagues the Haitian people.

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I want you to focus on those things, but, look, if China's offer is, we are not demanding any reform, here is some money, here is an investment and our offer is, yes, once we help you improve all these aspects of yourself, then we are open…

I think that is an intriguing reference that there is a significant diaspora in the DMV, in this region.

The bill demonstrates the deep respect the United States shows Taiwan, approaching it like some of our closest partners.

Haiti remains a top priority for President Biden, for Secretary Blinken, and for me.

The guarantee that they want is this will not be used as a way to maintain the Prime Minister in power indefinitely.

I just feel the imbalance is so significant and it is going to get worse and worse and worse until we decide that we ought to prioritize our own neighborhood and make investments.

Virginia is really finally embracing kind of clean energy with offshore wind, significant solar deployment.