The question is, who is working to develop that policy? When will we expect a policy to exist?

I take it to say we do not quite have a hemispheric policy because it is a work in progress.

It is ironic that he is seen as the populist when at the same time, it is almost like a Roman circus.

But taking your point, this is what I see on the horizon for the people of Venezuela.

Hugo Chavez is using the national patrimony of Venezuela to buy both influence in the hemisphere and, of course, in his own election.

I was reading the comments of the candidate. And maybe he is not going to have any chance to win, but sometimes when you do not have a chance to win, you say things that either can be outrageous or can be very honest.

But it has become now more of a consuming country because the cartels and the traffickers are----

Well, thank you all for your testimony.

I do not want to be obfuscated by the fog of 'let us cut at any cost' when in fact there are some things for which the national interest and security of the United States still calls for.

There is no question that we have to cut our national debt. There is no question that we have to meet our challenges.

Is it fair to say that the reductions that we are seeing here are going to have consequences in terms of the fight that we need to continue?