Barack Obama

We want a sovereign, stable, secure, peaceful, and economically viable Afghanistan.

Ann S. Blackwood, Director for Health Programs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State

I have reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to an Afghanistan that is stable, strong, and prosperous.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster that can seriously damage the economy and environment of our Gulf States.

This amendment guts provisions that empower consumers with clear information that allows them to make the financial decisions that work best for them.

The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

I am confident that the new Government is going to recognize that it is in the interests of all the coalition partners to help President Karzai succeed.

The Honorable Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services

We are reaffirming our shared goal to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaida and its extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We face a determined and ruthless enemy, but we go forward with confidence because we have something that our adversaries do not.

It will strengthen our national security by beginning to break our dependence on foreign oil.

The Honorable Kerri-Ann Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Department of State

I recognize the courage and determination of the Afghan people to resist violent extremists.

The Afghan National Security Forces must increase their capabilities to ensure security.

We take no pleasure in hearing a report that a civilian has been killed.

We will continue to work to ensure that the responsible parties make every effort to compensate those harmed by this oil spill.

We welcome the leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

We must work to protect the Afghan people from the Taliban, which is responsible for the vast majority of innocent civilian deaths.

We cannot allow the potentially protracted pursuit of claims to prevent us from swift action to help those harmed by this spill.

We simply cannot let lobbyist-inspired loopholes and special carve-outs weaken real reform that will empower American families.

We will do everything in our power to protect our natural resources.

Afghanistan's desire to engage in a strong, steady, long-term relationship with America is one that we have expressed clearly and publicly and repeatedly.

I have no pleasure in hearing a report that a civilian has been killed.

David E. Hohman, Health Attaché, United States Permanent Mission to the European Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva

I am committed to improving oversight of all U.S. government contracting procedures.