It is going to be difficult to get a bill through this year.
We ought to have our own request, and not Israel's or any other country's request.
Well, we can't do it. Our law doesn't allow us.
I know this is your first appearance before the Congress on the President's fiscal year 2013 budget request for the Department of State, for...
I also want to commend you for your efforts to pursue accountability for the perpetrators of war crimes in Sri Lanka.
I would hope that we would at least be able to amend the law. I think it would be more helpful to Israel to amend the law to give you the sa...
I think our policy there needs to change.
I have one other question. We have the Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that violate human rights.
We live in an increasingly competitive and dangerous world.
There are so many things that need to be done in this impoverished country still recovering from an earthquake.
I agree with you that it is a good symbol when you land, but I suspect the symbol is even more yourself.