How important has the Merida Initiative been?

First of all, is the Mexican Government winning or losing?

They're effective, the Mexican military?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming our witnesses today and I'd like to echo your thanks to the witnesses and the men and women who serve under their command for their distinguished service to our Nation.

This increased demand comes at a time when our supply routes through Pakistan have grown increasingly dangerous and the Government of Kyrgyzstan has evicted or announced the eviction of our forces from Manas Air Base.

I believe it's imperative for the United States to develop a comprehensive strategy toward the African continent.

I'd be very interested in seeing how you're going to do that, in light of the base closure and the other increased security threats, particularly using commercial operations, given what we know is going to be an escalation in threats to…

Is the Mexican Government making any progress in addressing the issue of corruption that goes to the highest levels?

What happens to the south of us will influence what happens here in our own Nation.

There are some bad habits we have in Congress, and that is a tendency to be very parochial when it comes to you buying things.

I just want to know whose shoulder I need to look over, because I'd like to pay attention to that.

I agree totally with the comments of Mr. Buyer.

That bill would provide a dedicated funding source for the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program through allocation of monies received from energy development onshore and offshore on federally managed land and water.

This not doing the concept of OPS, that doesn't cost any money.

So why didn't we do that a year ago?

You either don't want to do it or you are incompetent.

You know when this all started this really was a thing that started from the ground up...

I mean, do you all agree that we have a problem based on the testimony of the three and from the field?