"I join a number of colleagues in urging and hoping that the investigation into IRS actions is done in a balanced and professional and appropriate way."
"Thank you especially to Senator Warner for his leadership and advocacy for the legislation I am here to present on."
"We cannot stand idly by as our elections become a ritual in embarrassment."
"I am a strong believer in the capacity of the Federal Government to find specific programs and to combine research, training, and funding assistance."
"The recent report from the Presidential Commission on Election Administration confirms an issue I have raised previously, that there is a widespread lack of compliance with Section 5 of the National V..."
"I think we can always do a better job and I am determined to do a better job, if confirmed, in making that word mean what it means, which is not inform, but actually consult, work together, have a dia..."
"there are a half-dozen countries where leaders are seeking to change the constitution to extend their terms, to avoid the accountability of free, fair, and open elections."
"Senegal is one of our most important African partners."
"Following the inauguration of a democratically elected president, the United States lifted restrictions on foreign assistance."
"Guinea-Bissau held parliamentary and Presidential elections in April and May of this year."
"The 2012 Presidential election reinforced Senegal's role as a model of stable democracy."