"I'm deeply grateful to John for conceding the gavel to me here to allow me to chair this hearing."
"The hearing will come to order. Let me apologize to the witnesses and to my colleagues."
"It is my hope that others in the Congress, in the Senate in particular, will rise to the occasion upon your departure."
"You've drawn on your own deep knowledge and commitment to Latin America to challenge the Congress to adopt policies that would form the basis of a more cooperative relationship with the region."
"Our willingness to direct funds through the Haitian Government depends on the fair, transparent, and legal resolution of the current political crisis."
"Claims to the contrary will only ring hollow."
"We need to start thinking 'intermestically' about domestic immigration and international economic development policies at the same time."
"We shouldn't forget that there are many countries in the hemisphere."
"I thank all of you. You've been terrific, and again I thank you."
"I would just make one observation: 75 percent of the population of Latin America are living in urban settings; 50 percent of the population living is under the age of 18."
"President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue."