Nita Lowey actually said...

"Any progress we have made in Afghanistan with regard to women's rights will be quickly rolled back by the Karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of gender equal..."

"I have been very concerned not just with the banks, but in all of our foreign aid programs--and domestic programs, too on the whole issue of fraud, corruption, transparency."

"Last September, the administration issued the first Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and the President made absolutely clear that the mission of the U.S. global development policy ..."

"In the 21st century, the idea that the United States can or should isolate itself from the international community is both unrealistic and shortsighted."