Dick Lugar: “There were some allegations, for example, that North Korean nuclear materials reached Syria at one point.”

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

The balancing of trade in food by the international trading system is a major factor in hunger, and I am delighted you are working on it.

Diplomacy is not a luxury. It is essential to American national security, especially in an era of terrorism.

I would like to recognize Senator Vitter on our side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.