12/14/2009
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"Unfortunately, those positive trends have been eclipsed by a rise in authoritarianism."
"Foreign assistance actually accounts for only a fraction of 1 percent of the Federal budget."
"We all agree with helping our partners become more self-reliant. But we also have a role."
"I hope this Committee will stay united, as it was in fiscal year 2018, in opposing a return to isolationism and the abandonment of our country's reputation as a global leader for democratic values."