I think these comments are concerning to our allies in the region.

every time some of our colleagues or others visit Cuba, one of the first things they get complaints about from the Castro government is the democracy programs.

not only are they antidemocratic, but apparently they felt these programs in the past have been quite effective.

I understand the concept that some of the funds have been moved to the Global Fund and so forth to fight AIDS.

I just hope that this will be reversed because I think it is a terrible precedent and a terrible idea.

I wanted to ask you about a program that I think enjoys incredible bipartisan support and has been incredibly effective, and that is PEPFAR.

I'm going to have several questions about the reduction of our presence in the Western Hemisphere.

As I think is well-known, we live in a time of record deficits, and maintaining the right policy priorities is more important than ever.

I'm concerned about the unintended consequences that may result from the President's implementation plan.

we should discourage it.

I just had one question, and it was for Dr. Sullivan.

What the heck. We're here anyway.