08/02/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"opening statement"
"Of all the regions in the world except Europe, the East Asia region has the lowest budget for foreign assistance."
"Despite the administration's stated attempt to engage Asia, the FY 2012 budget fails to provide the diplomatic funding and foreign assistance needed to rebalance our long-term and short-term strategic..."
"The point could fairly be made that this is not the result of inefficiencies; it's the result of a national phenomenon."