09/12/2011
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"We need regulatory reform. We need regulatory freedom."
"At the same time, we have a huge fiscal challenge here in Washington."
"The Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction tells us that we have spent as American taxpayers $1.5 billion between 2002 and last year on counterdrug activities in Afghanistan alone, $1.5 bill..."
"Sustained U.S. engagement in my view will be required, particularly during this period of great transition."