05/07/2009
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"So Congress can fix this, if we choose. Do you agree?"
"I would like to congratulate the President for having the vision and, quite frankly, good judgment to allow Secretary Mattis, in consultation with a very good military leadership team, to set the troo..."
"Cutting the U.S. foreign aid budget as the administration has proposed--a nearly one third reduction overall, with a 46 percent cut to development assistance, a 26 percent cut to global health program..."
"We are encouraged by the shared, bipartisan concerns expressed throughout Congress--including by Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Leahy."