Ben Cardin actually said...

I join you in presenting to the committee, Ambassador Sherman, strongly support her confirmation.

The United States has a security budget that includes not only the Department of Defense, but our civilian efforts of diplomacy within the S...

Should we condition assistance to Egypt? How can we be most effective in encouraging private sector development and growth?

I think my own view is that conditions are sometimes useful to focus the attention of the host government on what they need to do.