there really wasn't the transparency and purity there that I think would be most beneficial

I came back to this hearing in large part just to pay respect for those of you who testified and for putting a human face on this tragedy.

I know that most people around our country look at the banking institutions and they are concerned about whether they have deposit insurance.

I do think the things you have said about our foreign assistance representing the values of this country, and the importance of that, all are exactly dead-on.

And I think that may even include some deauthorizing, to really get a little bit more focused.

I thought Senator Lugar's comments about energy were dead-on.

I hope that you will help restore integrity, if you will, so that, look, if we need moneys for microloans...

What doesn't really meet the eye, unless they focus on it is, candidly, a lot of our foreign relations efforts are hampered sometimes by various interest groups here in Washington that basically keep us from doing things that make common sense, if you will, in foreign relations.

Senator Clinton, when she was here--now Secretary--mentioned that she was willing, during the first 6 months of her time, to really look at foreign assistance, to look at this spaghetti that's been talked about, and really narrow it down in a way that makes what we do much more focused.

I think there is a bully-pulpit side that elected officials and appointed officials have to undertake.

Instead of on the front end, it is on the tail end and actually can make it worse