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 just want to say, Madam Chair, this would really be an amazing opportunity, because we don't have al Qaeda in Haiti, you don't have the terrorists concerns."

"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 ..."