There is going to have to be a deal. And the deal is going to have to put everything on the table.

USAID makes a profound statement about what our country stands for.

I am very concerned that budget cuts will imperil the Agency's efforts to regain the expertise to be the premier development agency in the world.

The $8.7 billion request for the Global Health Initiative supports a whole-of-government approach, helping partner countries improve health outcomes with a particular focus on women, newborns, and children.

Any progress we have made in Afghanistan with regard to women's rights will be quickly rolled back by the Karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of gender equality.

I just want to say, Madam Chair, this would really be an amazing opportunity, because we don't have al Qaeda in Haiti, you don't have the terrorists concerns.

I cannot fathom why basic education is not one of the key development priorities in the budget.

I would like to follow up with you, Dr. Shah, in seeing a specific plan.

We are in a competition for influence all over the world right now.

I would like to pursue further what we are doing in Haiti, because the feedback I am getting is that it is moving much too slowly.

At the London Conference in 2010, the United States and the international community agreed to work to provide up to 50 percent of donor assistance directly through mechanisms of the government of Afghanistan.

While nothing is a panacea in the development world, education, in my judgment, is the closest thing we have.

I envision this economic development project with the school, with a health center, with literacy programs and food programs.

Given the budget crunch, and given the bipartisan focus on making every dollar count, I think this kind of information is absolutely essential for those of us who believe in the important work that you and your agency are doing.

Thirty years ago, President Reagan affirmed that international financial institutions, and I quote, 'have contributed enormously to the spread of hope of a better life throughout the world community.'

It is critical to leverage every cent of taxpayer dollars and demonstrate it is spent effectively and efficiently.

It is very important across these institutions, again, that we meet the commitments we make because if we don't, we will lose influence.

It makes no sense for us to put ourselves in that position.