We're pretty proud of the USAID team in Benghazi right now and the support that you're giving, although I'm very worried about the sustainability of your effort.
I believe that when our diplomatic, aid, and military agencies operate jointly and seamlessly, that is the best way to ensure that taxpayer ...
we passed the Iran Sanctions Act. That was way back in 1996.
I think it is an important piece of work.
Do you feel that they could pose a systemic risk?
Our Federal employees generally are overwhelmingly patriots.
Our Federal employees can smell fraud faster than anyone else.
I thank the chairman, and recall Chairman Natcher, who always called the bill that was produced by this subcommittee the people's bill.
I would hope that we not reinvent the wheel.
I, in my experience, sort of see Europe becoming a huge military gas station for onward deployment to Unified Protector or New Dawn operatio...
I think if they didn't see and feel that effort was real and significant, that it would be difficult to continue to win their support.