Our hopes for economic development in poor countries will continually be frustrated if populations are unable to feed themselves.

Overcoming hunger should be one of the starting points for U.S. foreign policy.

I know that in the Senate as well as in the House, we are going to be debating extending so-called safety-net provisions.

We're also grateful for your willingness to serve.

We are open for business for people who have problems and ideas.

It is my hope that we will listen to the witnesses.

It would be my hope that we will finally get to the witnesses, and then we will have other witnesses.

It would be very refreshing in America today if we could find a bi-partisan answer.

That raises very serious separation-of-powers concerns simply because you are purporting to say this is the person the President has to listen to.

Did Congress have the authority to create a position, the role of which is to act as chief adviser to the President?

Fortunately, when we pass national health reform we will begin a new era in women's health.