"the relationship with China is no longer one of borrowing, but one of the knowledge that they can benefit from by engaging with the Bank."
"Well, I join Chairman Kerry in congratulations to you on your service."
"Well, I appreciate your thoughtful answers. This is a subject, as you pointed out, that was addressed in our extensive report."
"The current global financial crisis led to an increase in lending at the MDBs across the board..."
"I presume a majority of the shareholders share the desire to make these loans to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the midst of warfare or certainly conflict in which there could be some disagreements or de..."
"Well, I thank you on behalf of our chairman and the committee for your testimony, for your carefully prepared statements, as well as the statements you have delivered here and your responses to our qu..."
"the reprogramming of some $2 billion in assistance to Pakistan actually provides an opportunity to push this issue even further forward."
"As we discussed briefly during the hearing, a few years ago, the Government Accountability Office was tasked by myself, Senators Biden, Leahy, and Bayh to conduct review of the World Bank regarding it..."
"Do other countries monitor operations in the same way that the United States does?"
"So you have had to conduct a very careful study literally of each individual country as a component of a larger group that would be borrowing from the banks and you have also considered where the bank..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."