Brad Sherman actually said...

"This bill represents the very efficient use of a small amount of money that would be spent anyway to do something that is important for Africa as well."

"We have an obligation to spend our foreign development dollars as effectively as possible and I am proud to be one of many cosponsors of this bill because this bill will help us be more efficient."

"Did we fail to get a status of forces agreement because we blew the negotiations?"

"What can you do as regulators to prod the banks into making those small- and medium-sized business loans, instead of using all their capital on Wall Street?"