Ben Cardin actually said...

We have had a series of hearings focused on the Middle East. Obviously, it is an area of great importance to the United States.

Cardin emphasizes the significance of the Middle East to U.S. interests.

11/03/2015

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U.S. global development and U.S. foreign aid are critically important to our national security concerns.

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I think it's time, and I'm--Afghanistan, I hope everything works well.

They're part of what we call our 'three-D strategies'--the development assistance, defense, and diplomacy.