I have to just say, from a very personal level, I'm not about to sit here and indict private equity.

As Chairman of the Subcommittee, I have held seven oversight hearings that emphasized the need to build the Federal Government's foreign language skills.

How will cuts in the Department of Education's language and international programs affect your efforts to build and maintain your Department's language capabilities?

I have always felt the diversity of our country is its strength.

Last year, we marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This tragic event exposed our Nation's language shortfalls.

The Federal Government must partner with schools, colleges, and the private sector to address this ongoing challenge at its root cause.

We believe in a core curriculum. We believe in foreign language, and we also believe in a readiness audit.

I am a big advocate of language training.

I should tell you that I am a World War II veteran; and during that time, I served in the Pacific.

We honor their essential contributions to our health and safety.

There are so many good people in the world.

we are being transparent with Afghanistan's neighbors about our efforts.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345et seq., it is hereby ordered that:

The road has been hard and the day has been long, but we have tomorrow, so we march.

Class of 2012, that story is yours.

NATO supports the aspirations of the people of the region for political and economic reform.

Supporting Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) that are sufficient to the task of securing Afghanistan and financially sustainable by the Afghan government and the international community is the foundation of NATO's transition strategy.

Yes, you will encounter obstacles along the way.