Nita Lowey actually said...

I cannot say we were successful, but I don't think we can give up.

These significant cuts... appear to be at odds, quite frankly, with the State Department's own policy to promote economic growth and prosper...

I want to thank you again for your service to our country as well as the men and women of the Department.

Frankly, I find it hard to fathom when his first two budgets propose cuts to diplomacy and development by more than 30 percent and the curre...