07/18/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"The world is now less free and less peaceful than at any point since the end of the Cold War."
"I have spent all my adult life in either the executive branch or the legislative branch, and I know the legislative branch is always an irritant to the executive branch."
"For 16 straight years, we have seen the number of people living under democratic rule decline."
"USAID's work is a testament to the fact that America cares about the plight of others."