We are in the process of reviewing that relationship and our funding to see where changes can be made...

It is also pretty clear that they are not, frankly, in the business of exporting, western values, like democracy and the rule of law and human rights.

It is apparent the regime's so-called charm offensive is intended to secure political and economic influence throughout the continent.

I would be remiss without first thanking you, and I have even written you a letter in which you responded very quickly, by the way, for I think in the administration nobody has been more forthcoming on support and solidarity with those who…

you have folks hitting the streets, trying to -- mostly students, trying to regain their freedom and their democracy.

So many issues in the world, but I would like to bring it closer to home, to our hemisphere.

He went on to say that a much larger amount of drugs will flow up from Latin America and that he believes that U.S. authorities only seize about 20 percent of the narcotics in transit to the United States.

I am just concerned that we are making sure that it is the best practices.

If you want to just briefly touch on your thoughts on that?

Thank you, gentlemen, for your service to our country.

I think there is a great opportunity for you to take the lead here.

I am supportive of the proposal. Just this is a short term because that is the political situation we are in right now.

This hearing is really helping to showcase the impact of public charter schools as a tool within public education.

My All-STAR Act, which I introduced with Representative Petri and many other members of this committee, would improve this program by investing in high-quality charter schools...

I want to talk about how being a portfolio district that values different governance models...

I would ask you again to look at those cuts and ask you to reconsider.

There's a frustration on the part of our chairman that the American people haven't been given a balanced view about the success we've had in Afghanistan.

I don't think we should forget what happened in 2001. We went into Afghanistan by a virtually unanimous vote of this Congress.