John D. Negroponte: “U.S. demand for illicit drugs including meth is a key contributor to violence in Central America.”

A 29 percent reduction in the President's budget is way beyond what I think the market will bear and it will effectively neuter soft power in many areas of the world at a time when a little money spent wisely can bring about real change.

I want to state categorically at the outset my conviction that United States support for U.N. peacekeeping operations is in the overwhelming national security interest of our country.

NAFTA's modernization is both necessary and important.

The problems of the Northern Triangle have a direct bearing on the security and the economic wellbeing of the people of the United States.