Please tell us about contingency planning in light of the very real potential of a completely destabilized region and renewed sectarian violence in Iraq.

We all agree we must make it impossible for Iran to make a nuclear bomb, but the clock is ticking on reaching a final agreement.

Our country is fortunate to have your thoughtful, effective, and respected leadership, with so many grave challenges around the world.

The American people are good people. We have a philanthropic sector that is--frankly, it is not comparable to any other philanthropic sector anyplace in the world that I have seen.

How do we actually break the power and impunity of criminal organizations and urge governments to do more to stop transnational crime?

I want to thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary Brownfield, for your testimony.

This is a time when we must advocate our values and do more to defend the defenseless.

The kidnapping of the schoolgirls in Nigeria is the latest and most glaring example of the nexus between lawlessness, terrorism, and human trafficking.

As you know, and Madam Chair and I have talked about this, in Nigeria the government has not responded.

I have enormous respect, as you can see, for both Assistant Secretary Brownfield and Ambassador CdeBaca, but neither of you have addressed what you are going to do, what are you doing with regard to this--there aren't even words to express…

I think it is going to be more important for us than ever before to coordinate and emphasize what the government money is doing.