The Trafficking in Persons Report, we all recognize, is a significant tool in our efforts here.
So the reality is that one of the main justifications for the upgrade of Malaysia... was the government's effort to intr...
I am afraid to take away some of the discretion at the higher levels at the State Department.
Sometimes around here, let us face it, when companies and countries realize that they can affect the process to benefit ...
I have serious concerns about politics having influenced the decision to upgrade Cuba from Tier 3.
Any upgrade at this juncture would thus be a hollow victory of form over substance.
I think that is a binary statement.
I believe that the chances that we would be down the road to war would go up exponentially.
I think there is real doubt that Iran believes that a credible military threat of force is on the table.
Either sanctions work or they do not. Either they are a deterrent or they are not.
My point, Mr. Chairman, is as we are calculating here, the sense of instantaneousness, there are going to be months invo...