Affair Quote by Tom Ridge

U.S. foreign aid must be used more strategically to achieve our national security goals.

— Richard Grenell

The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of…

— Robert M. Gates

American national security and American economic interests, of course - every president, every secretary of state - that is the primary goal. As you…

— Condoleezza Rice

Relations between the United States and other countries, and our role as a global leader, are advanced by our willingness to help other countries…

— Patrick Leahy

Reduced investment in U.S. diplomatic efforts could cripple our ability to prevent and respond to national security threats abroad - including infectious diseases and…

— Abigail Spanberger

We provide an enormous amount of resources, particularly with regard to military resources, to countries all over the world. And in many cases, those…

— Mike Pence

The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic…

— Carl Levin

The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American…

— Oliver North

Do not compromise on national security for purely budgetary reasons. The world is dangerous, and we must always be prepared for anything that might…

— Sanford Bishop

The purpose of U.S. foreign policy is protecting the security of Americans, not crusading for goodness abroad.

— Don Feder

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

— John F. Kennedy

Our budget works to reduce and eliminate the risk of attacks at our ports, rails, in the skies, our food supply and roads by…

— Jim Ryun