I think probably the biggest challenge that you are going to be facing, that we are all going to be facing, is to muster them to assist with the North Korean situation.

I support the modernization of the U.S. export control system and look forward to being briefed by the Department's experts on the status of the Export Control Reform Initiative.

I urge the Congress to support the transfer of the visa-issuing function from State's Bureau of Consular Affairs to the new Department of Homeland Security, a department that will be committed to the rule of law and the national security…

We are working on using the successful model of the trafficking in persons, our commitment to end modern-day slavery.

Certainly, they are as about as strict sanctions as you can get.

Congress has the power of the purse under the Constitution, so Congress will have to decide the levels at which it wishes to fund these activities.

As a fiscal conservative, I have always talked about that if it is spent well, it is money well-spent.

Development assistance is critically important to our national security.

I appreciate that. And that observation seems to be very legitimate in that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank seem like worlds apart as far as economic opportunity.

Let me try to drill down a little bit in one of the concerns that I have. All of us sit and think about how if there is indeed a solution, if a solution is even possible, how do you get there?

I believe that I will be, if confirmed, a strong leader of all functions of the Consular bureau, including the visa function.

I know how important it is for USAID's independence within the State Department family.