China still lacks the necessary governmental institutions based in rule of law, transparency, and accountability to be able to regulate its own products.

Chinese imports account for more than 50 percent of the recalls announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

In this difficult fiscal environment, some reflexively turn to the foreign assistance budget as the first place to make cuts and I think that is regrettable.

Congress has been appropriating unprecedented sums for the Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority for the past several years.

I want to commend the administration for its food aid reform proposal. Our current food aid programs waste millions of taxpayers' dollars.

We want to ensure that these hard-earned dollars are spent wisely and strategically, while advancing our national security interests.

I continue to be concerned over the administration's attempts to cut much needed democracy programs to the Cuban people.

I believe that the MCC compact should not be used as a political tool as Presidential elections draw near.

I have been very disappointed in MCC's handling of Kosovo.

We must ensure that the founding principles of the MCC continue to be upheld and do not fall under the trap of providing more and more assistance without an end in sight.

I think that is very, very important.