"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."
"Fewer than 3 million of Pakistan's 175 million citizens pay any income taxes, and the country's tax-to-GDP ratio is only 9 percent."
"USAID makes a profound statement about what our country stands for."
"I am very concerned that budget cuts will imperil the Agency's efforts to regain the expertise to be the premier development agency in the world."
"While nothing is a panacea in the development world, education, in my judgment, is the closest thing we have."
"I cannot fathom why basic education is not one of the key development priorities in the budget."
"I would like to pursue further what we are doing in Haiti, because the feedback I am getting is that it is moving much too slowly."
"I envision this economic development project with the school, with a health center, with literacy programs and food programs."
"What about the schools?"
"I would like to follow up with you, Dr. Shah, in seeing a specific plan."
"At the London Conference in 2010, the United States and the international community agreed to work to provide up to 50 percent of donor assistance directly through mechanisms of the government of Afgh..."
"Given the budget crunch, and given the bipartisan focus on making every dollar count, I think this kind of information is absolutely essential for those of us who believe in the important work that yo..."