I hope that some of those resources will be used to expand the Federal partnership with the Chesapeake Bay.
I support those efforts.
We are going to be a global leader because we recognize this is a global problem, and we have to lead by example.
The only path to international legitimacy is through the democratic process and a peace deal that serves the interests of the Afghan people.
We have urged Pakistan's leaders to exercise their considerable leverage over the Taliban.
We cannot trust the Taliban with America's security.
Any congressional approval of further assistance to Afghanistan should and must depend on the shape of the Government there.
If the Taliban were to come back to power, the reality for Afghanistan's women and girls, I think, would be devastating.
There is no military solution to what is now a 4-year conflict in Afghanistan.
We are likewise pressing for women's inclusion in any future peace efforts.
I don't believe under any circumstances that the United States Senate support--will support assistance for Afghanistan, especially under the...