Ken Calvert actually said...

The success of the Merida Initiative, and the United States-Mexican cooperation in general, would be a hinge in the ability for both nations...

I was very pleased that the efforts of DHS and DEA and the other partner agencies are making the strike against the La Familia drug cartel.

Are there plans to focus more of your OEC's, more of their resources to address technical assistance?

Sometimes, as the gentleman from Texas indicated, we get involved in the earmark process because it is, quite frankly, faster to give money ...