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Success in Sudan requires juggling competing and sometimes contradictory policy priorities.

Shifting attention of the international community from one Sudan crisis to another has undermined initial investments in sustainable progress toward peace for the whole country.

Unfortunately, the safety net that civil society, U.N. peacekeeping operations, and international aid agencies can sometimes provide, in the absence of state capacity, has alarming gaps in the case of Sudan.

One of my concerns regarding the aid budget is that there's a lot of money for programs that are visible, quick, and appealing.

We should take a holistic approach. We need to have a free trade agreement with Haiti so there are no restrictions on the importation of Haitian goods to the United States.

I appreciate the chairman's remarks and willingness to work on this amendment. We are both trying to get at the same thing. I believe we can work out the questions with regard to the language so we can move forward in a fashion that will…

This isn't just BP's problem. This is an industry problem that everyone's going to pay the price for.

It seems to me that a central clearinghouse might work better.

It seems to me that we have been totally unprepared to respond to this.

We're going to continue to develop oil wells in the Gulf. I don't think there's any question about that.

What's the exit strategy here? What is going to work?

We've been told that they are--the Russians are involved in a modernization program, and that they're further along than we are.

I respectfully disagree. And I know we're going to have plenty of time for debate on this on the floor.

This treaty, in my judgment, marks an important step forward toward safety in a world that is threatened by rogue states and terrorists with nuclear ambitions.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I find it stunning... that we have not had a compliance report since 2005.

I'm truly concerned about the rogue countries and our defensive posture, when it comes to incoming from rogue countries, such as North Korea or Iran.

I believe that it is in our interest to do so whether or not we have a treaty, that the administration is committed to do so, and I hope that the Congress will follow the budget proposals of the administration and move forward with the…