I think the promise of Next Gen 911 systems is great, especially in terms of their resiliency during natural disasters.

I had a conversation last year with the chief negotiator in Brussels for the European Union, and, at the time, he was cautiously optimistic that we could get an agreement.

New Zealand's military commitment in Afghanistan has been vastly importantly.

I am very pleased to introduce to the committee an outstanding Floridian--Mr. Mark Gilbert--to be our next Ambassador to New Zealand.

New Zealand will continue to play a crucial role in U.S. rebalance efforts toward Asia.

Our continued security and economic cooperation with New Zealand will continue to be very important.

I have been a strong supporter of the move to Next Generation (``Next Gen'') 911 services.

I wish to speak on another matter pending in front of the Senate, the flood insurance bill. I wish to say that Senator Landrieu has been a real champion here. We are still insisting that we be able to bring up the bipartisan bill to delay…

The question is, what kind of a democracy do we have, and do we move to higher standards, which still exist in the world now, or do we unravel what we have?

over-centralization of the [carrier] port structure is not a good strategic move . . . the Navy should have two carrier-capable homeports on each coast.

We thank the RUSH Act sponsors, Senator Ben Cardin, Senator Mark Kirk, and Senator Bill Nelson;

You understand that in-home care is vital for survivors.