I just would add that I have recently talked to people who are very involved with Radio Free Europe, and all of our work in Africa and throughout the world, and I think it is public relations that is pretty important, just letting people…

I have been committed and I think all of us around this table are committed to enforcing tough sanctions, both bilateral and multilateral, to stop Iran in its tracks.

Yet to achieve a more efficient, performance-oriented, and innovative U.N., the U.S. should continue to push for reform from within not by holding the institution hostage by cutting funds.

I do think it is an improvement, and I am hopeful about the potential for U.N. Women.

I think it's important to recognize that there's a great deal of uncertainty about the motive, the opportunism if you will, of people who are claiming to be leaders right now.

I have been very concerned not just with the banks, but in all of our foreign aid programs--and domestic programs, too on the whole issue of fraud, corruption, transparency.

Last September, the administration issued the first Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and the President made absolutely clear that the mission of the U.S. global development policy is to promote broad-based economic…

As we know, the Iranian leadership is dominated by hardliners whose pursuit of nuclear weapons, support of terrorism through their Hamas and Hezbollah proxies, and assistance to armed groups in Iraq, Afghanistan continue to make Iran a…

In the 21st century, the idea that the United States can or should isolate itself from the international community is both unrealistic and shortsighted.

I want to focus on corruption. Because, during last year's hearing, we had a discussion regarding corruption and how it fundamentally undermines economic growth.

Over the past 6 years, this committee has made global health a top priority, providing over $38 billion for innovative programs to prevent the spread of disease, treat the sick, and strengthen local health systems to sustain advances.

So it seems to me that we should be helping countries use their own economic growth to address their problems rather than taxing that growth and then replacing it with a far smaller amount in aid.

Fewer than 3 million of Pakistan's 175 million citizens pay any income taxes, and the country's tax-to-GDP ratio is only 9 percent.

Neither Iran nor al Qaeda had anything to do with these uprisings.

I think about, 5 or 10 years, seeing a situation like you are describing develop, where at least southern Iraq or, maybe all the way up into Kirkuk is largely under Iranian influence.

I am more than proud to have the United States help countries in need. But it is very hard to accept helping a country that won't help itself by taxing its richest citizens.

Both President Bush and Secretary Rice realized that we were just not equipped to do what we were expected to do.

We think that Iran would try to influence anybody anywhere against their own governments and against us.