I am pleased to join my friend from Tennessee to show appreciation for the efforts of General Hargett and General Vavala. As he says, it is about much more than recognizing good work done, it is about preparing for the natural and manmade…

parents in my home State of Delaware and all across this country worry so much and work so hard for the future of their children--for their health, their safety, their education, and their future. I rise today as a parent of three young…

I would like to thank Special Envoy Lyman and Assistant Administrator Lindborg for your testimony and for your very hard work in this area.

Later today, Senator Isakson and I, as the chair and ranking minority on the Africa Subcommittee, will be joined by Senators Durbin and Wicker in introducing a resolution for consideration by the Senate.

What I think is so terrific about being here today is that this is truly one subject matter that both sides not only agree on, but have actively worked hard on.

I am grateful for your sustained engagement in this.

We cannot allow under our watch another Darfur humanitarian crisis to emerge in this same region of the world.

The one challenge here is sustaining support for America's use of diplomatic and developmental resources around the world.

I think we should continue to invest 1 percent of America's total budget in making sure that we have got the resources to be an effective voice for justice and for progress in these parts of the world.

That is something that has been very hotly contested here in Congress just in the past year.

We are not going to fund every idea, but we do want to engage the power of American innovation and the power of American research institutions and universities to really change what is possible in development.

I would like to join Senator Cardin and Senator Lugar in opening by expressing my regret at the passing of Congressman Donald Payne.