Your bill provides more funds in one bill than the United States has spent in that area since 9/11. That is one of the reasons we are so enthusiastic about it. It's long overdue.
Holbrooke praises the Kerry-Lugar bill for its substantial funding for Pakistan.
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We are spending the money you've authorized for us to create a justice system which can cut into the Taliban's propaganda about corruption and lack of a justice system.
Our mission was clearly stated by the President in his speech at the end of March. It is to defeat, dismantle, and disable al-Qaeda and the enemies of the United States who directly threaten us.
The western part of Pakistan, the lawless areas, are the epicenter of the issues that threaten our country.
The bill you have presented corrects a longstanding imbalance in our economic assistance.