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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

I had asked a question earlier and General Kelly, Mr. Caulkins, and Dr. Healton took a shot at it.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

80 percent of the crime is now related to opioid addiction.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

I do think this CARA is a really good step in the right direction.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

Well, as we get close to the end of this hearing, I had high expectations that we were going to learn a lot--this was going to be valuable--more so than even I had hoped--so, we thank you very much for that.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

But, ultimately, you are not going to solve it until we get at the demand side.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

It is the number one cause of accidental death--and it is destroying families and ripping communities apart.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

It is the violence, which we are complicit in by virtue of our addiction to these drugs that are trafficked through the Northern Triangle nations.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

There are no silver bullets--a lot of `silver BBs.'

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

What is it about their lives that compels them to try to get here--to risk life and limb to make that 1,500-mile trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to get in.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

I am looking forward to the second panel where we are going to hear, frankly, about U.N. suppression of whistleblowers and the real likelihood that these abuses are far more widespread than has so far been reported.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

I think accountability matters first before training.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

Thank you, Chairman Corker and Ranking Member Cardin, for both convening this hearing and for your persistence...

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 12, 2016

I could not agree more. And as someone who has fought for the appropriations for peacekeeping, I am ashamed that we have been supporting peacekeepers who are doing horrible things.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 11, 2016

I would like to thank Senator Leahy and Senator Graham for your tremendous leadership.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 11, 2016

U.S. leadership, I think is critical in organizing to do these things; to bring international public and private sectors together.

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