Patrick Leahy: “I, and I believe most people here, want USAID to succeed, but you talked about outsourcing and some of the other things…”

We thought that the decision that was made was prudent and long overdue.

If we can't clearly and unequivocally condemn the actions of white supremacists, or simply acknowledge the January 6, 2021, attack on our Capitol for what it was, an insurrection, we fan the flames of hatred and violence.

People in the Trump administration who know nothing and care less about these programs are arbitrarily jeopardizing relations with a strategic partner in one of the most challenging regions of the world.

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.