It really annoyed me to see... political classes in Haiti taking the opportunity of a tragedy to... criticize.

I think we also have to keep in mind the fact that streamlined procedures... is a very important factor to consider.

I would hope that the United States would include the funding to bring--and I know they would love to go back and participate--a significant number of Haitian-American police into the U.N. police force there.

As all your testimonies talk about looking at this opportunity--out of tragedy, an opportunity to help Haiti with its institutions...

My suspicion is that the estimate of needs is going to be well over $10 billion.

President Preval has been complaining for 4 years that the United States has not responded in providing him help on interdicting drug trafficking.

I think that the fact that there is no rivalry on Haiti in Washington right now is a positive fact, and it will help us to, I think, respond better to trying to push Haiti to be a little more unified in this.

I would strongly urge that there be, at the very least, a premeeting that includes them and gets their ideas for some of these issues, going forward.

In the rush to help, are we missing lessons from past disasters, and that sometimes moving... we cause bigger problems and miss big opportunities?

We need a mid-level technician with this kind of experience, and we're going to fund you for 2 years.

So, instead of a threat, it would be welcomed.