If confirmed, Ms. Currie, will you look at the situation in Yemen and consider what countries that you can press to fulfill their financial and moral obligations in Yemen?

I think we could not have a better person in Vice President Pence to help advance this cause.

I look forward to working with General Nicholson to encourage the Afghan Government to continue making progress on their stated obligations in the Kabul Compact.

This is a famine that results from a conflict and not a natural disaster or weather event.

we can never again allow the terrorists to use Afghanistan as a training ground and a launching pad for terrorist attacks against our homeland or that of our allies.

the American people are right to demand better, to ask tough questions and insist on more detail and more accountability, moving forward.

If confirmed, will you look at this situation regarding the cranes working with our office and others and consider pressing the Saudi Government at the U.N. to permit delivery of these cranes?

I am a strong supporter of the international affairs budget.

I agree that this situation warrants a strong response by the United States, including a focus on concrete actions which can be taken to alleviate the suffering.

the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan should be based on our national security interests, on the advice of our commanders, and on the facts on the grounds.

There are literally hundreds of milestones and benchmarks that the Afghans have agreed to meet.

As a father of four young children, I take this especially seriously, as all Americans should.

If there is not a corresponding increase in jobs and economic opportunities to accompany this increase in population, then we are in trouble.

I look forward to working with this committee to pass the legislation, and once it is passed, look forward to working with you to ensure that our development reform and reorganization efforts, as well as the operations of USAID, are guided…

if I could respond to my colleague, many of us have been on the list also, and we also have been waiting hours and hours and hours--patiently waiting. Again, working down through the list was not followed by the opposition. I am simply…

a number of us have been waiting for several hours to speak. We understand the concerns of our colleagues across the aisle. We have been patiently waiting. I believe they have finished their remarks. I would say that there were a lot of…

as my time in the Senate winds down, I find myself reflecting on many of the reasons I decided to return to the U.S. Senate. Without a doubt, one of the main factors for my return was the skyrocketing Federal debt and the harm Washington's…

I thank my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Colorado.