Tillerson Slams Biden: ‘Show Me Your Results and I’ll Tell You Your Commitment’

Washington Free Bacon ^ | 06/13/2017 | Jack Heretik

[ForYourChildren]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday slammed a comment from former Vice President Joe Biden about how budgets reflect priorities.

"Don't tell me what you value; show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value," Biden had said. Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.) mentioned Biden's quote during Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Tillerson.

Coons used the quote to reference the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts to the State Department's budget.

Tillerson said that results gauged values more than funding.

"Having the funds are certainly appreciated and needed, but then we have to be able to deliver working with other aid agencies and working with the situation on the ground to have the aid reach those most in need," he said.

Tillerson said in order to effectively solve international aid issues, the State Department must look at the results desired before calculating how much money is necessary to do so. He highlighted that it was irresponsible to just throw money at the problem.

"The statement that ‘show me your funding and I'll show you your level of commitment,' I do not agree with. Funding does not equal results," Tillerson said. "Show me your results, and I'll tell you your commitment."

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[ForYourChildren]

Having Washington just sending out money without expecting desired results, is like just like giving out Washington Free Bacon.

[ForYourChildren]

This is really good.

And very true!

Putting your money where your mouth is.

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[1Old Pro]

BOOM, nicely done.

[DennisR]

So nice to see people who use their brains for governing. Biden, like all liberals, is mentally and emotionally stunted.

[Col Frank Slade]

TREX

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Unlike Biden, Tillerson ran an organization where he had to show results. If he just kept spending with no results, he would have been fired. Sadly, that’s not the case with politicians like Biden.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Giving me a pot of money and suggesting that confirms our success and commitment is just simply—I have to take exception to that, I've never had that experience."

LOL. Welcome to Washington, Mr. Tillerson. In Washington, giving you a pot of money proves how much they care.

[HombreSecreto]

Cue the “Ooh, Burn!” gif.

[Cobra64]

The liberal answer to any issue is to just throw money at it.

[Rusty0604]

Good for him. Just like failing public keep demanding more money to improve, but it never works. It’s the teacher’s unions just wanting more money. Same with federal agencies.

[epluribus_2]

It does if you are merely measuring “intention”. If Biden’s logic were correct then Detroit Public Schools must be the finest in thr nation, at the highest societal priority. Baghdad probably had better.

[DPMD]

Biden’s out of his depth any time he’s not actively engaged in a frat party grope fest, and in the company of adults. He’s fallen hook, line and sinker for the Slushfundocrat party’s theme of “intentions count more than results.”

[bar sin·is·ter]

[Freedom_Fighter_2001]

Where's the six billion, Joe?

[rjsimmon]

Remind me again, how many budgets did Uncle Joe submit to Congress?

[thulldud]

The liberal answer to any issue is to just throw money at it.

And to insist that other people provide the money for them to throw.

[Moonman62]

I have a feeling that crooked politicians use the State Department budget as a way to steal money.

[DungeonMaster]

Great line!

22 Trillion dollars on welfare and the results are more people on welfare voting democrat.