Are there other opportunities in Latin America that we need to pursue based upon that tremendous growth?

I am convinced that our economy is increasingly based on innovation.

I want to commend you as well for your outreach and your responsiveness.

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I think CMS has already acknowledged that there are problems with the rule and has delayed it on a number of occasions.

Well, we would love for the Department to keep us apprised of how we are going to make progress.

I think as part of its overall development program, the democracy programs that have been run by USAID are critical.

When was the last time that undermining a tyranny is counter to the stated purposes of the United States of America?

what should not be a debate, in my view, is the nature of our democracy programs and creating access to information.

I do not believe that USAID's actions... are in any way a cockamamie idea.

we ultimately feed the regime versus feed the people.

the regime has become not less repressive, but more repressive and more selective.