I think most of us are very unsatisfied with the testimony that occurred last week.

If Senator Isakson comes and vouches for you, it has an enormous weight.

I think we have to decide whether USAID is going to play a role in democracy-building or not.

I have a real problem in one of the most important assignments in the Western Hemisphere, other than the one that you presently possess, about whether I am going to get open, honest, and transparent answers.

At the core of this problem is an invasion of Turkey and an occupation of Northern Cyprus.

I think you do an outstanding job.

I just do not understand how we turn over three convicted spies and cannot get one convicted cop killer back from Cuba.

If confirmed, I will encourage the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to remove legal and practical barriers to the formation and free operation of political parties.

When I sit on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and I see what is happening with China and other places in the world, context matters.

It is on a short list with countries that it does not deserve to be, like North Korea and Iran.

So would you agree with me that consultation with this committee and the Senate is an important factor in us having a united front on U.S. foreign policy?

I hope that your department will do everything you can to take the administrative steps that are possible within your wherewithal on the health-care crisis in Puerto Rico.