"Roads. We need roads. Today, we women, we are the roads carrying things."
"I think you are and will be an inspiration to the people in USAID."
"You can't have a democracy, a real democracy without a functioning justice system."
"Nothing would bring about more effort to cut off money if it turns out that it wasn't spent well."
"USAID may not get all the glory on TV but when you get out and help the world's poorest people with global issues, clean water, child mortality, HIV, malaria, it's integral to, I think, a broader nati..."
"Well, of course, at the same time the State Department and others are going to have to bring some pressure on some of the governments to actually do the things necessary."
"I said, yes, it happens often, and they said, and is it true that sometimes the government loses?"
"Energy, of course, is important in India as it is in the United States and they are overwhelmingly dependent upon coal to fuel their growth."
"I know the chair and I agree that your leadership is critically important at this time."
"It might also help with the State Department to let them know exactly where their money's going, too."
"I don't envy you the job because USAID is in urgent need of reform and it is a formidable task."
"I couldn't think of a better way to invest U.S. dollars and I think our taxpayers would agree to give a free quality universal education to the 4.5 million children in Haiti that really have no access..."
"Well, in fact, there's been a lot of delays in launching the USAID's worldwide procurement software and system."
"I want to avoid what happened in Iraq where, you know, cargo planes full of money came in."
"I sincerely appreciate the fact that a person of your intellect and enthusiasm has taken on this job."
"Like many government bureaucracies, USAID suffers from a culture of arrogance that it knows best."
"How many of your political appointees and other top positions are still waiting for final approval by the White House?"
"Please keep it a priority."
