I think it is very important that you utilize those skills and find means by which you can be heard.
we ought to help get the President's cabinet in place as quickly as possible.
I value his friendship, and the country will come to value the wisdom and strength which he brings to the vice-presidency.
If we do our job correctly as we begin a new Presidency and a new Congress, we stand on the brink of a new era of American diplomacy.
The threat of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction still loom large.
grave questions remain as to whether or not we have chosen our battles correctly, pursued the right strategy, defined the right goals.
I think Senator Lugar, again, spoke for the committee in expressing our desire to have a Secretary of State in place and ready to go as rapi...
I don't think it's overstating the case to say that you will be inheriting some of the largest and most difficult international challenges t...
This crisis has inflicted serious and wide-reaching damage from which no nation is immune.
I am fully confident that under your leadership we can restore not only American foreign policy but also our leadership in the world.
In my view, the Secretary of State's leadership is key, and a well-coordinated strategy including aggressive diplomatic initiatives... is ab...
The world is now, as Senator Dodd said, in the crosscurrents of the most severe global economic contraction since the Great Depression.
This committee and the Congress in its role in foreign policy has been at its strongest when we've been bipartisan.
If we get the challenge of educating our children right--and I believe we can--everything else will follow.
Today, we all recognize that if our children fall behind for a decade, America falls behind for a century.
I strongly believe that the creation of good-paying, green collar jobs is critical to both our economic and energy security.
I think it's, from my perspective, perhaps the very best appointment that President-elect Obama has made.
I look forward to working with you to restore OSHA to its mission of protecting all American workers.
