If we don't lead, then who in the world will? Or another question is China will, but they will lead us in a very different direction.

I share your deep concerns about the extrajudicial killings. There is just no two ways about it.

My commitment to you is congressional consultation. Coming in and informing you of choices, of decisions, is not consultation.

The needs are still outpacing the available resources. I want to just be honest with you.

Women's empowerment is a key part of our programming and will continue to be.

We are going to continue to bolster it. We need to find the best talent we can.

In my view, that has led to some of the problems that we are seeing.

This is a direct challenge to the national security of this country.

We all believe that it is crucial that organizations like ours stay engaged to help them in their journey.

Every President in modern memory has suggested that the purpose of foreign assistance should be ending its need to exist.

None of you are here today to say that we should get rid of Dodd-Frank because of your concerns and the consternation that you have with one area of it.

Why wouldn't we have a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect consumers?

The time has come now to actually enforce the mental health parity laws.

We Kept Our Word, and We Are Keeping Our Word, and Anything That This President Brings Up, We Will Oppose It.

We ought to be proud of the fact that we didn't give a ransom, and we did bring them home.

My God, can we not credit the President with something? He has made a difference in the lives of these people.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify. And I also want to thank you for the tremendous support that you have shown, that all of you have shown relating to Egypt's indefensible NGO foreign funding trial.

I wish I could be similarly optimistic here today, but sadly, I believe that Egypt is moving on an uncertain and dangerous trajectory.

It seems to me there is a logical role for the Guard to play in these exercises.

We think there is an enormous opportunity for the State National Guard components to play in the rebalance.

I look forward to discussing the committee's staff report today and exposing the truth behind the Administration's misleading claims concerning its debt ceiling contingency plans.

There is no pending crisis now, no impending crisis.

I think a better name for this hearing today would be, 'How to mislead voters away from legislation and toward confrontation.'

prioritizing debt, such as you pay P&I, principal and interest, is but another way to say 'default.'

The administration should be commended for joining with Congress to expand U.S. security assistance to Tunisia.