I believe we need all the tools in the toolbox, and designating them as foreign terrorist organizations would give us that.

We can't allow Mexico to become a failed state.

There is absolutely no reason why our agents, no matter who they are, where they are at, should not be properly equipped and properly protected.

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Come on. Could you give me your take on what we are doing right now with President Wade in Senegal?

That is certainly good news, and I do want to commend you for that.

Countries that descend into chaos and anarchy provide breeding grounds for extremism and training grounds for terrorists.

Dramatic increases in food prices in 2007-2008 created a global crisis and led to political and economic instability around the world.

Reducing global poverty is not a matter of altruism, though it would be the right thing to do even if it brought us no direct benefits.

I think if we take the Government out of the picture and allow private sector to create a nonprofit together...

I have written repeatedly, raised this issue with the Secretary of State, tried to get everybody to reevaluate the $540 million over in Senegal.