We must also be smart about the kind of security assistance we provide.

Tunisia's remarkable journey toward democracy can serve both as an inspiration for those hoping to shape their own democratic path.

Rather than have a firewall, create a backfire; fire back.

I congratulate Southern Company because I am a supporter of expansion of nuclear power.

I spent time on the ground in Vietnam, working to expand the number of house churches, to end the prosecution of Catholic bishops and parochial schools when in government and we had success.

the idea that you are going to have labor rights in Vietnam, that you are going to have free markets in Vietnam, that no one is going to be disappeared in Vietnam, is something you can believe only if you are so dedicated to this agreement…

I have been disturbed that the U.S. Government spending on governance and human rights and democracy has dropped almost in half in the past 8 or 9 years.

Our goal with China over the long run should not be to increase government control of currency.

Trade is not the answer for all these problems. There are other tools we need to bring to this.

the ACA is a valuable tool for people in our country to get health care, and we want to make sure it is done right.

The Ukrainians, not their friends in the West, are responsible for shaping their country's future.

It has always been the intelligentsia that perpetrates. The ignorant may perpetuate, but it is the intelligentsia that perpetrates.

Hopefully we will get a new governor and make that decision differently because that impacts all my hospital systems.

I hope we all share the goal of providing more robust treatment to those who are working to overcome prescription drugs.

I am not vice chairman, in fact, this year--well, I am now because for the first time I can run the Democratic side.

the key difference between a private venture capitalist and a government venture capitalist is that the private venture capitalist loses their own money...

We cannot continue to depend on hostile nations for a sizable amount of our energy needs, whether it be Iran, Venezuela, or some of them use these profits to build weapons and arsenals against us and our allies.

If you will indulge me, I was in the White House at that time.

I think we should be moving up to a higher level, though. In particular, I think we need a more robust multilateral strategy on human rights.

We all have a duty to do all that we can, even if it is not enough.

As lawmakers such as yourselves, who obviously care deeply about Africa and the developing world, you are going to be the ones with pen in hand as we go forward in writing the final chapters.

I am truly honored to be appearing before this subcommittee and to have this chance to talk with you about an underpublicized success story.

I myself suffered from malaria when I served as a teacher in Kenya in the mid-1980s.

I tend to have a lot of consumers who visit with me, and they make a difference, too, you know.

Investment in the World Bank facilitates those conditions that all of our entrepreneurs need.