However, about 70 percent of the oil that we consume in the U.S. comes from other countries, some of which are undemocratic, unstable.
How foolish can we be here? We have been warned or given that message one more time.
Our country, I am told, accounts for more than 20 percent of global oil consumption.
The BP oil spill is evidence of the environmental and the economic consequence, an impact of our oil dependence.
We passed the first update that we have had in CAFE in so many years, a couple of years ago, 35, 36 mile fleet average per gallon.
One concern I have around sort of legitimacy, given the recent protests throughout north Africa and the Middle East, is transparency and cor...
I believe that we need to work together.
As we go toward the 2012 elections in Kenya, what are the things that we can and should be doing to continue to push along the path of refor...
Kenyans can be and are already strong partners in the war on terrorism.
This is in my view has to stop, and it is not going to be able to stop maybe even under my tenure.
It is therefore absolutely critical that we remain fully engaged in Sudan, and particularly in Darfur.
I hope it is clear that many in this body share Secretary Clinton's statement that President Assad has lost legitimacy to lead.
I do not know what the right solution is, but I got to tell you this is so pervasive and such a big problem.
I look forward to hearing their vision for advancing U.S. interests and policy priorities.
In the most recent elections, I think they were in April, President Guelleh was elected for another term.
What steps do you intend to take to ensure that those issues don't reemerge as major problems in Malawi, that they're not sort of backslidin...
If confirmed, one of my top priorities would be working with the Rwandan Government to ensure that both local and international NGOs and the...
I'm very concerned about what I read in the backgrounder about narco-trafficking and emerging criminality.
