Ed Markey

I think we are very lucky to have partners in Africa like Chad who are willing to be at the tip of the spear in dealing with this group.

The AU has expressed support, very dismayingly, to President Kabila's, quote, national dialogue, which I think is just widely seen as just a stall tactic.

I think it is important that people know generally that our sanctions are targeted against specific people, that they do not penalize the population in general.

The United States and the EU then imposed sanctions. My question to you is, how important was it that the United States and the EU imposed sanctions on Burundi from your perspective?

Accomplishing those goals means working with African governments and regional bodies to make sure that there is democratic space that allows for free expression and non-violent dissent.

America needs to be out there in tough places working for our country and our partners for the mutual benefit of our governments and our people.

It is a pleasure to support the nomination of Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

We think of cheese when we think of Wisconsin.

David has dedicated his life to this committee and the issues that are central to the well-being of our Nation going forward.

It is clear to us that there is much more work that we all need to do to strengthen their ability to insulate themselves, to the extent that it is possible with terrorist groups, from these kinds of activities.

The new bill to regulate nongovernmental groups would severely curb Ugandans' basic rights and would subject NGOs to such extensive governmental control and interference that it could negate the very essence of freedom of association and…

Because of the current concerns about the human rights situation in Equatorial Guinea, we do not have direct military support for the Government of Equatorial Guinea.

We were part of the signing of a deal to produce 1,000 megawatts of geothermal power

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, very much.

We must strongly support efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, protect human rights, including the right of LGBT people, and strengthen democracy and good governance.

Africa presents much opportunity but also many challenges.

Good luck to all of you on your missions.

In Tunisia, I think there is still a commitment to trying to fulfill the original ideal.

It is a very important continent, and it is just exploding economically.

I think your whole life has prepared you to sit in that chair, and I think our country and the world is lucky to have you being willing to take on this job.

I think there are several things that can be done.

What can USAID do to make sure that there is a better infrastructure in place on an ongoing basis in these countries?

The numbers are just so exponentially larger that they just match up with the cell phone wireless revolution in Africa.

Ultimately we are looking at something that is potentially 25 times bigger--one plant, one facility--than all of the electricity in Liberia today.

We were told by the President of Liberia, a country of 6.5 million people, that her whole country only has 40 megawatts of electricity.