I truly believe, as you stated in your opening comments, that this is something that's very important to the security of citizens in this country.

I think interest in Congress in this issue is important.

I think many of us have been very troubled by where they went and how they went there.

I stand ready to support President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and the next USAID Administrator in reforming and reshaping USAID in a bold and unprecedented way.

I hope this committee will keep this issue on its agenda until we have the strong development agency we need.

development is not a subset of diplomacy.

I think we need to take advantage of this opportunity that we've had, which last for decades to really make the fundamental changes that will last for decades to come.

I just read Secretary Clinton's comments in the Post about development assistance in Afghanistan. She said there are so many problems with them that there are--problems of design, problems with staffing, a problem of implementation…

I also think it is a significant challenge to ultimately achieve.

This is a topic that so many people who care about how the United States conducts its foreign assistance have been concerned about for an awful long time.

Let me indulge the panel just for a couple more questions, here.