"First and foremost, I want to make it very clear that I am not going to take a back seat to anybody when it comes to food aid."
"why don't we just ship more cargo, rather than more cash subsidy?"
"why hasn't it been completed, and where is it stuck?"
"I would say it is high time."
"It means I am uncomfortable, yes."
"the information is lost on the Administration, as it continues to push the USAID notion of cashing out"
"it is cargo that is the reason why you have ships"
"I am insufficiently comfortable with the notion----"
"I cannot sit here and tell you that we can meet the demand that might occur."
"Does that also mean the mariners, as well as the ships?"
"We are in the process of drafting legislation. We welcome any ideas that the panel has."