On the recordJuly 9, 2014
I will let Senator Cardin have the last word on this matter, and I see there are others who want to speak on other issues. Let me emphasize to everyone within the sound of our voices that diplomacy and foreign policy are carried out not only through the executive branch, the State Department, the other good offices that we have in the executive branch. Foreign policy is alive and well through the participation of Members of the House and Senate, the parliamentary assembly, and in the OSCE. It is important we keep our role there. My hat is off to the leaders of this Congress--House and Senate--who have, over the years, been willing to exercise leadership and to earn credibility in the OSCE. I am proud to have stood with them this year in this delegation. I believe we came back with a better understanding. I appreciate the role of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in covering our participation there and getting that out to the rest of the world. I am proud to have stood with this delegation--eight Members from the House and Senate, senior Members and relatively new ones. We stood for the principles of the rule of law and transparency and democracy among our allies in Europe and Eurasia. I yield for my friend.
