WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:

SECRETARY RUBIO: Look, first of all, thank you for the - first of all, for this opportunity, but also for the constructive way in which we've been engaged both with the committee and with your staff. We know we have more work to do and we look forward to making that work. I think that you've touched upon it, and look, like I said, this is always a work in progress, but our goal was always to align foreign assistance generally with the strategic lever - with the strategic interest of the United States in how we prioritize.

And we can go through some of that today, but I think we're on our way to doing it, whether it...