04/28/2010
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"President-elect Obama said during the campaign that he would double foreign assistance to $50 billion during his first term in office."
"America's national security interests require a vigorous and well-funded State Department. I am concerned that the Department's funding is insufficient to the task."
"The Obama administration is committed to a robust foreign assistance program."
"If confirmed as Secretary of State, I look forward to working with this committee and your colleagues in the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to achieve these priorities."