The last issue I want to discuss is, if you will, the safeguarding of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

What has been the level of cooperation between U.S. agencies and their counterparts in the Pakistani Government to ensure oversight and accountability over U.S. funds?

what we need in Pakistan is not a Musharraf policy, we need a Pakistan policy.

And I am not sure that other countries to whom we provide aid or assistance are all that interested in allowing us, through transparency, to actually know how the money is being spent.

In this regard, Congress should move quickly to reconcile the two separate pieces of Pakistan legislation that have recently passed the House and the Senate to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a long-term partnership.

the importance of reducing tensions between Pakistan and India

I think the key is not simply in making this a linear equation between opening up the dialogue between India and Pakistan and getting Pakistan to focus on militancy.

I am going to ask you to try and be brief; we are going to start voting in about 5 minutes.

the most immediate threat to Pakistan right now was internal.

I believe that we must increase our Nation's investment in transportation.

I think some increase in the Federal gasoline tax would be an important component of that investment.