Jim Kolbe: “Though I am not in opposition, I will claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Hefley). The gentleman from…”

We must honestly acknowledge the failures of our foreign assistance programs, such as in a country like Zimbabwe.

It is a great pleasure to be able to testify today especially with this distinguished panel who are really the practitioners of public-private partnerships.

Yes, there are. And I think actually USAID has undertaken, in these last several years, a lot of those reforms.

I would like to commend the Chairman and Ranking Member for convening this hearing and for keeping the Committee focused on the importance of U.S. global leadership, effective partnership, and good development practices.