One does not have to abandon skepticism of the Russian Government or dismiss contentious foreign policy disagreements with Moscow to see value in the practical enterprise of nuclear verification and transparency.

The United States relationship with Russia remains, as you pointed out, critical to many foreign policy priorities, including nuclear nonproliferation, counterterrorism and global energy security, and numerous regional issues in Eurasia.

The idea obviously, just following your reasoning, was to have an independent source of oil or natural gas or both that were not involved with Russia and offered, therefore, a competitive element.

With a little bit more assistance from us, it could be that Cape Verde could move its economy toward an economy that is not donor-driven solely but that is based on private sector revenues.

The United States Coast Guard has acknowledged that Cape Verde is its strongest partner in the region.

Cape Verde is a country whose relative size and population does not adequately reflect the magnitude of its accomplishments and of its potential to be a role model in the region.

U.S. counterterrorism strategy must be more effectively counter the ideology behind WMD terrorism.

Given that role, it is relevant to mention that the General Assembly of the United Nations will be meeting very soon. It's anticipated that we're going to have a real problem with the Palestinian Authority suggesting that a Palestinian…

The Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House of Representatives recently passed a budget for the State Department for fiscal year 2012 in the amount of $39 billion.

Even apart from budget dynamics, I remain concerned that our national security policy is being driven without sufficient planning or strategic design.

This governmentwide budget focus will continue this fall, with the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction holding its first meetings this week.

I appreciate her experience and her willingness to rejoin public service at a very challenging moment for United States foreign policy.

As a result of the spill, we have seen the lack of willingness to take the necessary precautions on their own to ensure drilling can be done safety with the minimized risk and putting the lives of their employees at risk.

I think one thing that we have heard from industry experts as well as most advocates is that when there are bad actors in the industry that they should follow the rules just like everybody else.

What I am suggesting that as a result of the BP spill it seemed unanimous even with industry experts that not one of those oil companies that is in the Gulf had an adequate plan to be able to cap the problem that we had.

I think the committee would do well to take the executive branch's nomination and to move her forward.

Working with North Korea is very frustrating, exceedingly difficult.

the committee is at the forefront of debate about America's position in a world of constant change.