05/23/2011
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"So it seems like that is a pretty attractive bait to put out there for getting countries to bite."
"We have had a long history of friendship with the Pacific Islands, and this hearing comes as we usher in the next chapter of U.S. commitment to the region."
"I passed the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act--I assume you are familiar with that--and it was in 2022, and it provides State with much needed flexibilities to stand up our oversea..."
"this is a bipartisan issue, and we should do that."