Promoting economic recovery is not enough. International assistance needs to also address Egypt's socioeconomic divisions, expand its political space, and promote transparency, legitimacy, and accountability.

Senator Kerry and, you, Senator Lugar have introduced legislation to authorize an enterprise fund for Egypt to spur private sector growth.

there is clearly a serious short-term economic problem. You said in your opening statement that Egypt must create 750,000 jobs a year just to keep up with the population growth.

I think the entire mentality here in Washington, DC, was Europe and the Middle East.

Let me be clear: The special envoy position's mandate is to undertake a comprehensive international effort that includes both engagement with Burma's leaders and working with Burma's neighbors and international organizations to coordinate…

I do appreciate the fact that this administration and President Obama and Secretary Clinton, in the initiatives that they've taken for the past 2 years, I think it's positive.

the United States harbors no animosity toward Burma but rather is committed to advancing Burma's own stated goal to become an open, just, democratic, and prosperous nation

My basic criticism...is that we have no policy.

After years of a one-sided, 'sanctions only' policy that did not produce change, the administration is seeking to combine pressure with principled engagement to encourage the Burmese Government to embrace reforms and make a genuine…

I want to make sure that when we are putting aid into these communities, how do we make sure that we get credit for it?

I must admit, I was--there were times when I was grumbling about the role of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee.

I think what the American people are asking us to do is please, we don't want to stop helping other people around the world but at what point do we come to the realization that we are truly broke?

If we would quit going around the world going mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, we just don't do enough, I think we would get a lot more accomplished.

If we don't act, the world's largest markets will continue to impose on our innovators their own rules for private e-protection.

We can't continue to allow the collectors of people's information to dictate the level of privacy protection that Americans will get.

Let me interrupt here just for a second because this vote is about to close.

Thank you both for joining us today.

We cannot accept the 'wild west' status quo any longer.