George Voinovich: “We view these not as nation building for Afghanistan, but as in the core security interests of the United States.”

DERA is one of the most cost-effective clean air Federal programs and it does indeed provide an economic and health benefit of some $13 for every dollar of moneys that are spent.

The current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.

My champion on this project is a friend of many in this chamber, George Voinovich.