we must be optimistic. We can solve these problems. And we have to--we don't have a choice; we have to--because there's a window, on both these issues, and the window's closing.

the silence on this issue has ended, and in the Senate today, across party lines, we hear you very clearly.

How is it possible that there are only two fistula surgeons in all of eastern Congo, given the scope of the crisis?

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Senator Boxer and Senator Feingold for bringing the issue of sexual and gender-based violence to the attention of the United States Government.

We're going to try to get things done. It's not that nobody else has done it.

I would like express my sincere appreciation to Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Russell Feingold for their remarkable effort to bring the issue of sexual violence and gender-based violence against women to the attention of the United…

In the 110th Congress, Senators Biden and Lugar introduced bipartisan draft legislation--the International Violence Against Women Act.

We can't say that we can block off what's happening in the rest of the world, because a human right is a human right.

We need a sense of urgency. You're new, you're all new, but you're not new to these issues.

I pledge to you that I, just me, just this voice, is going to be heard.

I have complete faith in Senator Feingold in terms of what he's trying to do to end these conflicts.

This must stop. And, colleagues, we must come together across all the lines that normally divide us.

We need to get doctors there, OK, and we need to take the lead.

It is just beyond belief to me that something that has to have universal offense to every living human being, we have not mobilized more resources to, at the very least, deal with the victims after the fact.

The U.S. Government should continue to be a strong leader in the landmark U.N. Security Resolution 1820.

Please make this a priority, and please help us.

I feel really good that already, you're making a difference with your voices.

What happens to any of us, happens to all of us.

If raping an infant is not a crime against humanity, I don't know what is.

I commend Senator Feingold and Senator Boxer for their initiative in holding this hearing.

We cannot wait. We cannot read another one of these stories. We cannot look at another one of these pictures.

I want to express my deep gratitude to Senator Feingold for agreeing to hold this joint subcommittee hearing with me today.

Clearly, the number one priority for the FAA must be safety.

It is the FAA's responsibility to promote a culture that demands greater oversight and accountability.

I want to thank Chairman Rockefeller, Senator Dorgan and the Committee for their commitment to crafting and implementing an FAA Reauthorization bill this Congress.