opening statement
This aid plays a critical role in our diplomacy, and nowhere is this more important than in East and Southeast Asia.
Despite the administration's stated attempt to engage Asia, the FY 2012 budget fails to provide the diplomatic funding a...
Of all the regions in the world except Europe, the East Asia region has the lowest budget for foreign assistance.
We may want to reevaluate--I don't want--you don't have to lower the standards, but you may want to reevaluate the stand...
I find that astounding.
It was a considerable shift, when they decided to do that, back in the 1980s.
I have strong reservations regarding the administration's proposed enrollment fee increases, based on the fact that reti...
For the record, we'd like to see your best estimates on those numbers, as we move toward the Defense bill this year, whi...
I think weight and education are two areas that the country needs to go after.
The individual marine is our Corps' most sacred asset.
It's kind of difficult to place cost-effectiveness on the use of a contractor if you don't know how many you're using.
Yes. I wouldn't disagree with you at all on that. It's just--the way that this has been characterized so often in the me...
I can't believe two-thirds of America's youth can't meet the mark.
Congress must do its part to make sure that funded programs are effective and efficient, in keeping with our roles as st...
The attention that's being given right now, at all levels, is just incredible compared to what was going on then.
I encourage you to express your views candidly and to tell us what is working well, and to raise any concerns and issues...
I think you're right on the mark with regard to your view of this as a moral contract.
