I share the concern that you and the chairman have expressed about the impact that climate change is having on our national parks.

I want to thank Chairman Kerry and Ranking Member Lugar for holding this important hearing today and for their past efforts to build and foster the critical trans-Atlantic alliance.

I think there were a number of people who were, frankly, a little surprised but very much appreciated the support from evangelical Christians for addressing climate change.

I am particularly interested in that, being the House author of the Violence Against Women Act.

I have known Susan for over--well, for about 20 years and I have been an admirer of her exemplary commitment to public service.

I'm still trying to understand exactly what this more sustainable strategy is between military buildup and total withdrawal.

I certainly stand ready to do that.

Thank you both for all of the efforts underway in Pakistan to help the refugees.

foreign assistance is critical in promoting U.S. interests across the globe.

As we are thinking about how we look at our foreign aid efforts and revise them for the future, how should we be factoring climate change in and coordinating with what we need to do in that area?

it is one of our best and most important nonmilitary instruments of power.

we need to make sure that we are getting the most for our money.

Most people think of our big forests all being out West, but actually the three most heavily forested states in the country are in the East.

I think it makes sense to have a fund that we can use because obviously this problem is not going to go away.

One of the things that I've been reading about the cause of so many of these dramatic fires that we've seen in recent years is that climate change has had an impact.

it's very clear, I think, to people in New Hampshire, that this is a challenge that we face, and we'd better respond to it.

I guess the concern that I have, particularly right now, and given the urgency of what we need to do, is whether or not--given our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, if we have the capacity to engage our military in this fight.

this is something that we've got to address.