Jim Webb: “We tend to focus on human rights, which are separate from governmental systems, in terms of analysis.”

I think if the administration had properly put the issue before the Congress, the likelihood is that it would have been supported.

Senator Webb, your efforts with respect to Burma have played an essential role in this regard.

when you make that determination, you should be making it in the U.S. Congress not by one individual of whichever party who happens to be the President.

However, the administrative process which is the specific topic of your hearing today, is subject to unreasonable delays, lacks clear guidance and is expensive.