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I believe that I will be, if confirmed, a strong leader of all functions of the Consular bureau, including the visa function.

Congress has the power of the purse under the Constitution, so Congress will have to decide the levels at which it wishes to fund these activities.

We Americans should be very proud of that.

As a fiscal conservative, I have always talked about that if it is spent well, it is money well-spent.

I have grave concerns about a retreat of American leadership at a time that our globe severely needs it.

I know how important it is for USAID's independence within the State Department family.

Development assistance is critically important to our national security.

Today gives you a chance to go over with this committee, the committee wants to work with you.

I support the modernization of the U.S. export control system and look forward to being briefed by the Department's experts on the status of the Export Control Reform Initiative.

We are working on using the successful model of the trafficking in persons, our commitment to end modern-day slavery.

I suspect it is going to be resolved on your watch one way or another, particularly with the President that we have is dedicated to bringing it to some kind of a resolution.

The more we can stand this government up, the better off we will be.

Let me try to drill down a little bit in one of the concerns that I have. All of us sit and think about how if there is indeed a solution, if a solution is even possible, how do you get there?

I appreciate that. And that observation seems to be very legitimate in that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank seem like worlds apart as far as economic opportunity.

Tough balancing act.

Europe will never be the same after what has happened over the last 24 months.

Consumers expect that their private information is going to be protected at their bank and not used to open an unauthorized account.

This is what we need. This is important to our constituents, our customers. You need to do your job.