"The kidnapping of the schoolgirls in Nigeria is the latest and most glaring example of the nexus between lawlessness, terrorism, and human trafficking."
"I hope you will begin your testimonies by updating the subcommittee on what we are doing to assist the Nigerian government to find and free these girls."
"This is a time when we must advocate our values and do more to defend the defenseless."
"I am also concerned about the continued reports of violence and abuses perpetrated by police and military units under the pretense of counternarcotics tactics in many Latin American countries."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary Brownfield, for your testimony."
"Sometimes I wonder what can we really do?"
"How do we actually break the power and impunity of criminal organizations and urge governments to do more to stop transnational crime?"
"Because my mantra has been coordination, coordination, coordination."
"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."
"It is so important for you to share with us your successes. Because there are too many people who have been our friends, who have been our advocates, that will tell me, well, what can you really do?"
"I think it is going to be more important for us than ever before to coordinate and emphasize what the government money is doing."
"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 t..."