04/08/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"I have been a proponent of an accelerated transition in Afghanistan, and I believe it is important that Afghans begin to take a lead role in protecting their country."
"the science on climate change is getting stronger and the impacts we are facing in the future look increasingly dire."
"I don't believe, Madam Secretary, as some have asserted, that this means abandoning Afghanistan."
"I hope all these Federal agencies, whether it is the Bureau of Land Management, some within Interior, some outside, like the EPA, are all working together to try to achieve that objective."