there is a balance, in my judgment, between reasonable regulation, reasonable compliance, reasonable government oversight, but when it goes too far then the unintended consequences do what we have tried to prevent in this country and that…

the pattern of practice that has been exhibited over the last 2 years, in terms of changing the level playing field that we have had, is alarming to me as one who ran a company for 22 years, worked hard to provide jobs.

I rise on a point of personal privilege to commend a gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Keith Hatcher. Twenty-five years ago, when I worked with my father--my father, among other things, was the past president of the Georgia Association of…

I have told him before and seen firsthand in Africa myself that investment has a tremendous payback for the United States of America in more than one way.

I commented on my tremendous support for the Millennium Challenge, and it is the right way to invest foreign assistance money because of the payback.

The Food for the Future--I believe that is what it is called--which is an outstanding program because, as I understand it, we are teaching people to farm and develop their own food products and improve their quality of life.

I would love for you to ask whoever came up with that result to call me and meet with me.

If we are successful in making the Republic of Georgia the poultry capital of the world, it will mean the two capitals of the world in poultry are Georgia in the United States of America and Georgia in the old Soviet Union.

I appreciate the compliment. It is probably overstated, but it is an honor and a privilege to serve with Senator Sessions as well as with Senator Coats. I wish to reflect on something we shared this morning. Senator Coats and myself and…

I want to commend you and Secretary Clinton because the leverage of our support in those critical days leading up to that referendum... has been instrumental for our country and very successful.

Absolutely. With all due respect, I think the last couple years the government has tried to eliminate risk with overregulation of almost everything. If you eliminate risk, nobody gets out of bed in the morning and figures they are…

I thank the Senator from Alabama for the question. I will tell you this, I was in the real estate business for 33 years. Leverage is essential in real estate. You have to borrow money and put in equity as well to make a real estate…