Roger Wicker

I commend Senators Klobuchar and Nelson for their continued leadership in elevating this critical public health and safety issue.

President Karzai was expected, yesterday, to release his list of 25 Cabinet members.

The President's under pressure to exclude corrupt ministers from his government.

I'm going to support this Commander in Chief because the alternative is unacceptable.

Is a major agenda item providing better security for voters so they'll have more confidence that they can get back and forth to the polls?

This is personal with me.

I agree with the Secretary, I think eating a hamburger is a lot more distracting than talking on a cellphone.

If forced to choose, I would choose the carrot.

What justification do they offer?

Put yourself in a town meeting in Dover or Tupelo and the taxpayers are asking about a budget of $682 million of taxpayer dollars and help us formulate an answer as to how we measure success in the use of the funds, particularly in…

Public diplomacy represents an indispensable component of any viable foreign policy.

It is not the job of the taxpayer to ensure that international audiences are informed of current issues.

They suggest coverage and the area of the world where they would like you to be, but they do not suggest the content.

It is very disappointing, given the sacrifice that this country is making in the Afghan theater in terms of resources and blood, to have this kind of lack of cooperation from a member of the Karzai government.

Has it benefited our war effort at all? In the time we have been in Afghanistan, have we seen positive political trends toward the United States?

Senator Wicker asked about our role in this fight we are undergoing in that region.

I think the taxpayers might be justified in saying show me how that concretely serves the national interest.

I wonder if any of you can tell me when we can expect to hear something from the Independent Election Commission.

I wanted to stick around in particular to endorse the candidacy of Anne Northup, but I support both of these nominees.

We need answers on this issue. It is out there.

I am so glad that both witnesses today stressed basing decisions on sound science.

I commend to this Committee, Anne Northup, based on her keen intellect, based on her work ethic.

I believe that the vote will happen.

If Ambassador Rice is correct, and if there is an ongoing genocide, then clearly the Congress's--and the United States--approach to dealing with the government should be different.

I'd appreciate it if you would respond on the record about those specifics which you just alluded to.