"Even for those of us who are advocates of the bank, you can imagine how painful it is to then go back to your district and say, we put money in here, and Iran takes money out of there."
"Since 2001, we have provided over $100 billion of economic and security assistance to Afghanistan, not to mention the blood and treasure of fighting the war."
"Can I ask you to personally bring up, with high-level Pakistani authorities, the November 2015 death of Dr. Anwar Laghari and the death just a few weeks ago of Dr. Laghari's son, Asad Laghari?"
"Not enough. Let's do more."
"The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported over 700 people were disappeared, kidnapped, never heard of again."
"To what extent does the administration take up these human rights issues and disappearances with the Pakistani Government?"
"Is it the policy of the United States in Afghanistan to destroy poppy crops to the full extent that that can be done without destroying legitimate agriculture?"
"I can think of no more credible analyst. And you quote me to say that Section 13(3) is still a dangerous code section."
"The Fed serves the American public, and I think it is appropriate for Congress to think carefully about how to make sure the Fed is a fully public institution."
"The Fed should be restructured in part because it is so highly undemocratic."
"If there has been a failure of Fed policy, it is because they were too timid with quantitative easing."