Among the things we talked about was the possibility of parliament members with the Freedom and Justice Party coming here and possibly interacting with Members of Congress.

So this is being done on the five senior Members. Is it your expectation or intention to extend it?

I think that's a requirement when you build it, isn't it?

I see that you've requested $10,462,873, of which $462,873 is funding that you have raised.

We want a relationship with those countries.

we're in challenging times from a budgetary standpoint, and so it's incumbent on all of us to figure out how we reduce the deficit and the debt and get our financial situation in order.

I was recently in Egypt and met with the speaker of the parliament and other members of the Freedom and Justice Party, which is actually the Muslim Brotherhood.

some programs you have to prioritize, and some programs merit more resources, and some programs merit less resources, and some programs should be eliminated.

If you were given a hold-even budget, how would you go about meeting that? What changes would you make?

the point that Senator Hoeven made about the importance of setting priorities, of deciding what really has to happen

Is there something the Congress could do that you think would be beneficial in terms of assisting you in what you do?