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Every year 87 percent of the Crime Victims Fund allocations go directly to the States, and, believe me, those funds are sorely needed in these budget times.

I prayed that it would never be necessary to use it.

Victims need legal services; they need civil legal assistance.

Crime victims deserve better than they have been getting.

this is not a partisan issue.

I think USAID is being asked to do the impossible in Afghanistan.

But nobody knew about it. That's the problem.

Everybody wants to help out in a tragedy. I just want to make sure that it's the people that get helped out.

Let's do the things that work, because that builds respect for our country.

As the Senator from Maryland, I represent many faith-based organizations that are deeply involved with USAID.

Of course, it's less than 1 percent. And they assume that it's a form of charity, a giveaway.

I want that work to show. I mean, I don't want it to get----

I'm going to make sure you have the right resources to really do the job.

What are we going to see 5 years from now in Afghanistan?

I think you're going to find wars being fought over water within a decade, just as they now fight over oil.

The cyber threat is simply too dangerous to leave underresourced.

the implementation--that's not a one-size-fits-all thing.

But, what are some of the things that will have to be cut if your budget falls short?

Now, here's your chance to give a very straightforward question--or, very straightforward answer. It may get you fired, but go ahead. Let loose.

Of course, it would help if you had a government that cared more about the Haitian people than about itself.

I'm for helping Afghanistan, but the government's not a reliable partner.

In Haiti, where I see a lot of expensive vehicles and operations, I also see a lot of people living under tarps and trying to bathe in polluted streams and it's almost overwhelming.

How are you going to do that when a government in Kabul turns power over to warlords?