•      "This legislation makes a clear statement about American leadership. We will engage where it matters. We will invest where it counts. And we will demand accountability for every dollar spent. On a world stage where challenges are growing and competitors are threatening the global order, this bill ensures the United States is not passive – it is prepared, it is focused, and it is leading. We are aligning our resources with our interests and delivering outcomes with a disciplined, strategic approach that reflects U.S. national priorities, upholds freedom, and promotes economic opportunity. This is an important shift. No longer will optics drive policy – results will... The measure stands firmly with our friends while drawing a clear line against our adversaries. It reinforces support for key allies – like Israel and Taiwan – and directly counters threats from Communist China, Iran, and other regimes that challenge our interests and principles. At the same time, it raises expectations for global partners to deliver measurable outcomes and demonstrate real performance. America will always lead, but strength always multiplies when others choose to match it. The values we hold as a nation are put into action." Source: Rep. Tom Cole (Republican,  Oklahoma, District 4)

•      " Foreign aid, properly understood, is a valuable tool a key instrument of statecraft. But every dollar of our assistance must make America safer, stronger, or more prosperous. This was the guiding principle of our reform: It must serve the American interest or it should not be paid for by the American people. That is why our new model emphasizes trade over aid, investment over dependency, and mutually beneficial partnership over permanent patronage. This budget request before you today strengthens that mission. It contains billions of dollars of investment in a revolutionized approach to foreign assistance seen in frameworks like our new America First Global Health Strategy, which we are already building through dozens of new bilateral assistance agreements, aligned with core American interests around the world. It reinforces and bolsters American economic dominance through programs like the America First Opportunity Fund, financing key strategic investments, securing access to critical minerals, rebuilding American supply chains, and developing American competitiveness in the industries of the future. It provides for robust security investments to disrupt and dismantle transnational drug trafficking networks, and allocates a historic investment in diplomatic security, to enhance our global security posture and keep our people, our property, and our interests safe as they operate in the most dangerous corners of the world." Source: Secretary of State Marco Rubio