03/02/2011
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"I join the chair and ranking first in thanking them for their advocacy but really for the hard work of bringing together disparate points of view."
"I plan to avidly support your nomination and confirmation."
"Massive crises persist in sub-Saharan Africa, each of which has incalculable human costs and represent a threat to United States interests."
"If it ends up costing what has been laid out here, it could well be one of the worst votes I've made."