President Obama has called for an 'elevated, streamlined, and empowered 21st century U.S. development agency' that will be 'accountable, flexible, and transparent.'

In communities if you are going to categorize groups between thugs and heroes and leaders, there are certain groups that would automatically fall in the thug category.

Under this administration, the State Department has demonstrated a deep commitment to global development and poverty reduction.

The draft legislation you have now developed with Senators Lugar, Menendez, and Corker is a major step forward.

I believe, Mr. Chairman, we are going to overcome, we are going to prevail finally.

some have alleged that partisan politics may have reared her head in distinguishing between the terminated and those who were retained.

But I want to be honest, and I am I guess filled up to my cup or my cup runneth over with the conflict between the second amendment...

I would like to refer you to H.R. 1900, because until we wake up about the gun smuggling...

I am certainly grateful to the Administration for the appointment of the drug czar or the border czar...

My guess is, when radio stations have lost $5 billion, the payment for the musical compositions that go to the songwriters and composers goes down by a proportional number because there is a percentage of revenues.

Again, we have the issue of the right, which this bill seeks, to remove the exception for, and accord in this country that right which is recognized almost everywhere else in the world.

I hear that you actually pay the sports teams for the right to broadcast the sports radio, and I hear that you pay the talk radio hosts for the talk radio show, but--that was rhetorical, not to be answered.