the Pakistani Government lost its state in Swat Valley

Our position is that it should be quicker; it should be as quick as possible.

But, if nothing is done to reform some of the institutions that the Taliban are exploiting, if all of this is nothing more than the defense of the status quo, then people will return to the same situations, the Taliban will return to the…

It's important to realize that most of the displaced are not in camps; they're being hosted by families.

We need to be prepared to expect the same level of need over those next 12 months.

On the other side are extremists who bomb mosques and markets, destroy schools, murder teachers because they allow girls in the classroom, and kill aid workers.

I wanted to also ask you about--as we've heard this morning--the asserted policy of the Pakistani Government to support a quote 'voluntary, safe, and dignified returns.'

Right now, it's 280,000?

I went because this is such a critically important issue confronting the United States.

And just a quick summary that I'll read highlights of--to give those in the audience who may not sense the size of the human situation we're dealing with.

This money will be used to promote return, to promote a recovery in areas to which people are going.

we shouldn't ramp up now, appeal to the Congress for perhaps some more money

The U.S. Government has pledged more than $320 million in humanitarian assistance.

Let me congratulate you on your leadership on international agriculture. Your bill with Senator Lugar is very much needed.

I just appreciate your answer, and I understand your advocacy for greater financial engagement, and I am an advocate of that myself.

Let me say I am really pleased that we are having this hearing today.

Isn't it true in this quadrennial review, we want development sitting alongside of diplomacy, but not subservient to diplomacy.

private aid accounts for approximately 65% of the total flow of foreign assistance from the United States to developing nations.

We need a strong AID, and one of the things we need is an AID administrator sooner rather than later.

Congress should not wait for the Administration. It should pass legislation in the nature of the bipartisan draft bill being considered by the Committee.

drought means starvation, and starvation means darkness and death.

in 30 years, the percent of the Earth's surface that was the subject of drought had doubled.

Our challenge now is to work with China to turn this commitment into effective implementation of the various Security Council resolutions.

the North Koreans, recently announced that they've suspended the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean war.

Somehow the last Administration figured out a way to give a couple hundred billion dollars to the top 1 percent.