George Voinovich

There is no credible analysis that suggests that this bill will be a net job creator.

The bill will cost my State of Ohio and the country jobs.

The impact of this legislation on jobs, workers and Ohio families is at the height of my concerns with this legislation.

I can't believe that by increasing that percentage, that you are not going to have a larger impact on the economy...

If we are going to have a comprehensive climate change piece of legislation pass that the people out there... ought to know that this is it.

Wouldn't it be smarter--wouldn't it be smarter to take our time and do it right, like we didn't do it the last time around that we had this legislation before us?

Following a similar process during consideration of this legislation is important, because we cannot afford to get it wrong.

This may be the most single significant piece of legislation that has come before this committee, touching every section of the economy.

Climate change, I think we know, is a serious and complex issue that deserves our full attention.

The United States and many other countries have concluded that it is more useful to take incremental steps toward a global agreement rather than try to jam it down through a treaty.

Thank you, Chairman Kohl and Chairman Akaka, for holding this joint hearing.

More than a decade ago, Congress began exploring solutions to the growing problem of financing the cost of long-term care.

Send them in 6 months early or something like that and just put them into the bathtub and immerse them in language training.

We would like to move ahead on a permanent overseas locality pay fix.

I have observed over the years as mayor, governor, and here, that so often, the people that really know what needs to be done are never consulted.

We should give them some kind of incentive to set up departments, or in the alternative, where they have them, to go out and recruit some folks to do that.

I think the fact that the Academy is made up of folks who have had experience within the State Department, has been very worthwhile.

I am out of here at the end of next year, so I am trying to get as much stuff done as possible.

I know I am very much involved in the nuclear industry and we have been working for the last 7 years to get the universities to start to improve upon their engineering schools.

I have had lots of talks with General Jones as far back as Brussels 2 or 3 years ago about his ideas in terms of smart power and I think that is the way we need to go.

What effort is the State Department making to get out across the country the need for language proficiency to the universities?

I call that working harder and smarter and doing more with less.

I would like to know to what extent are human capital needs included in the Department's ongoing quadrennial diplomacy and development review.

It is interesting that we have been able to get that language put in.

Thank you very much for all of your help in this area.