Thank you very much.
I am disappointed in that. For example, my State has the highest percentage of students who qualify for the benefits of ...
Well, one thing that bothers me, too, is the fact that we have level funding proposed by the administration for the REAP...
I hope the administration will look carefully at the decisions that are made by the congressional committees in the Hous...
So I hope the administration will take another look at the budget request and work with the Congress to try to identify ...
We are also grateful for the additional $25 million in funding provided by Congress last year.
We set aside, in fiscal year 2009, $224 million in a program designated for Institutional Development Awards.
Thank you again for being here and helping us review the budget request.
Public diplomacy represents an indispensable component of any viable foreign policy.
Thank you, Senator Kaufman, for convening this hearing to evaluate the future of U.S. public diplomacy.
It's my hope that this hearing will allow us to identify some of the challenges faced by previous under secretaries.
So we welcome these efforts. And we hope that we can work with the Department to put the money where the problem is and ...
we appreciate some of the highlights you outlined and of your intentions as Secretary to solve some of the problems.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in thanking the Secretary for your cooperation with our subcommittee.
Therefore, I am concerned that the proposals to decrease FEMA's budget could limit the progress the agency has experienc...
We must continue to make those critical investments in preparedness even in these tough economic times because preparedn...
We especially appreciate your visit to Mississippi.
I hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will end this dangerous budgetary strategy and pursue a course ...
