Dick Lugar

they will actually exceed their goal of a 20-percent reduction in energy intensity.

I'm hopeful that Mr. Stern will shed light on when the administration will make its submissions, and what it will contain.

This is really bad. They don't say 'hopeless.'

What happens if, after the contribution of our troops and our funds, countries I have mentioned and countries in Africa come to a result that many Americans, looking at liberal democratic traditions, say, 'This isn't exactly what we had in…

My time's up, but I would just comment, I think the explanation made is very important, and we have a responsibility, as Senators or members of the House or what have you, to understand enough of this to be able to explain some of this to…

Well, I thank the chairman and ranking member for this remarkable hearing. I just have appreciated so much the testimony.

I think the food companies, by and large, the progressive ones are prepared to work with us.

The Federal Government came along with the program to help out breakfasts for latchkey children and one would have thought that in a humanitarian way our school board would have leapt at that opportunity.

Now, that is history and now we do not want to resegregate the school system or take the children's lunch away.

Is there at this point some body of knowledge, given all the tests and research that you have talked about, that even if we wanted to regulate the vending machines, we come to some conclusion as to what the minimum standards ought to be…

Good. So we have at least one reference point there.

Let me thank the panel, because you have offered, I think, diverse views and that has been helpful.

We have come to the thought that this is a national endeavor and that children do not have the option of choosing States depending upon the programs that are presented.

I am hopeful the hearing will be a constructive one and that we will make more headway this year.

Should we have a Federal lunch program? Can a child determine which State he or she is going to be in or what will be available?

The Department's National Drug Intelligence Center has identified the Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) as the greatest organized crime threat facing the United States today.

We should consider ratifying during this Congress the Inter-American Convention Against Illegal Manufacturing and Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Material.

There should be no doubt that Afghanistan is a crucial test for NATO.

I am encouraged by the renewed emphasis on Afghanistan as reflected in the appointment of Ambassador Holbrooke.

there will be debates in the Congress--there have been, I foresee more in the future.

How diplomatically can this fit together?

I mean, we have had discussions, at least in the press, of different kinds of Taliban.

I think you made an excellent suggestion with our colleagues John Warner and Dan Inouye.

We are unlikely to succeed if military and political efforts in that country trend toward greater U.S. domination.

Through the confluence of many factors, Iraq is showing positive trend lines, and American casualties are at their lowest mark since the conflict began 6 years ago.