Political Quotes

“As Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and I will have many conversations on a wide range of foreign policy issues. I know Secretaries have traditionally steered clear of budgetary issues. As the budget for foreign assistance has fallen sharply in recent years, I hope she will become more directly involved in reversing this dangerous trend. Secretary Christopher called the decline in funding for foreign assistance 'the biggest crisis we are facing in foreign policy today.' Not Bosnia. Not the Middle East. Not the fate of democracy in Russia. Not North Korea. Not renewed violence in Northern Ireland. Not the simmering conflict between India and Pakistan--both nuclear powers. Not the danger of plutonium ending up in the hands of terrorists. Not war and hunger in Africa. No, all of those things. Because we cannot deal with these problems unless we are willing to pay the price. Leadership costs money. Ambassador Albright knows that. I believe she will make the foreign policy budget a high priority and keep it at the top of the agenda.”