Ben Cardin

The United States stands fully ready to play its traditional role of strong support to make sure the agency has the people, the resources, and the technology it needs to carry out these new roles.

We expect that you will have access to all information you need to properly manage the Director General, the IAEA, and represent the United States.

Super knowledge, diplomatic skills, and strong passion for reducing global dangers.

How the United States responds to that is, to many of us, is an indication of whether we will demand zero tolerance for violations and strict compliance.

The Iran Review Act that was passed in a very bipartisan vote, almost an unanimous vote in the United States Congress spells out certain continuing commitments by the administration to keep Congress informed.

There has been a division in Congress over the support for the Iran agreement, but there has been no division in Congress about the importance of the congressional review and the ongoing commitment that Congress has in the implementation…

Corruption is a considerable impediment to development across the world, including in Africa.

It is a blight on our country.

I am proud that this issue has gained a great deal of strength through advocacy groups around America and around the world.

I just really want to underscore the point that Chairman Corker made.

Modern day slavery is something that has to end. The number of people who are victims of trafficking is staggering.

Also take a look at your computer system. It has broken down many times. You need to have a more reliable way to be able to handle this.

How about getting in the top five rather than number 16? I hope that you will work for that.

This is our opportunity.

If we look at the deep problems in Russia today, the motivation there is more corruption than anything else.

I want to see us do the same thing on corruption.

I mention that because that is a source of funding right now for what we do in Syria and Jordan that provides normal childbirth delivery services to refugee camps that I am concerned could be cut off that could affect the safety and lives…

I would hope that I will get a commitment here to make sure that we fight hard to make that part of the Millennium Development Goals and that we elevate its importance in our efforts to try to deal with that issue.

The mission of the Bureau of Consular Affairs is to protect the lives and interests of American citizens abroad.

We have not seen fit to give them full representation here in the United States Congress.

One of our principal responsibilities is to timely consider President Obama's nominees.

I thank you very much for accommodating this hearing.

We will not tolerate the suspension of civil liberties.

There must be an urgency in Thailand proceeding with democratic elections and dealing with its human rights issues.

The success of our mission depends upon us standing strong on the principles of our country, the universal principles that we espouse on human rights, good governance, anticorruption, rights of all individuals.