There are a lot of things at USAID that need to be fixed, or else we're going to sit here, 2 years from now, still talking about how AID needs to be strengthened.
I am hopeful the bill will have some universal support in the Congress, simply because of the crucial problems it will seek to address.
The Global Food Security Act, sponsored by Senators Lugar and Casey, captures the strong commitment of the United States to align resources ...
I believe the food-security challenge is an opportunity for the United States.
Accordingly, the Lugar-Casey bill includes a provision supporting research on the applicability of biotechnology in varying ecological condi...
However, I am concerned the rhetoric surrounding country-led efforts may lead us to support, even tacitly, plans that may not be in U.S. int...
With a broad base of support, coordination within the international community, and leadership from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, we can ...
In the days ahead, I plan to join with Senator Lugar and other colleagues in introducing a comprehensive assistance bill that will address H...
Even in a tough budget environment, short-changing programs like these, in our judgment, will deliver little budget relief, at enormous nega...
Congress should let up from a lot of the telling-you-what-to-do-things that they do with AID.
We open our hearing with the understanding that we are discussing not just the nominee's qualifications, but also policy decisions related t...