I am worried because hunger is one of those things that doesn't seem to be getting better.
I think a lot of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle don't quite appreciate the benefits of these programs.
I care very deeply about our food aid programs, and I appreciate very much both USDA and USAID for a lot of the incredible work that you are...
I mean, there is not an actual constituency out there to tell Members, please continue to vote for a robust food aid budget for internationa...
I also think it also fulfills a moral obligation we have to be proud of this global effort to end hunger.
My understanding is that these programs are pretty well run by independent analysis, and sometimes there is this perception out there that a...
I am particularly interested in reaching out to smaller and medium-sized farms and smaller producers as well as speciality crop producers.
I think we need to do a better job of lifting this issue up and I think USAID and the Secretary of State and Secretary Vilsack have done a r...
Happy and relieved.
One way to think about the State model, as people often describe it, is that it is a laboratory.
Our experience in financial services is that, with a combination of regulatory oversight and our own business motivations, we have done a be...
I absolutely agree with Mr. Clinton, that we should do everything in our power to set a private-sector leadership model in this.
Today these companies employ, as you have noted, over five million Americans, and support an annual payroll of over $400 billion.
In order to remain competitive in a global economy, foreign investment in the United States is critical.
Last night the President kept the commitment that he made to the American people 18 months ago at West Point.
Because of the gains made in Afghanistan in the intervening months, and I believe from a position of strength, the President was able to lay...
You don't end wars by talking only to people with whom you agree or who are good actors.
It's time for Afghans to take control of their own future.
