John D. Negroponte: “In the absence of such international recognition and legal certainty, U.S. companies are unlikely to secure the…”

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 think some of the changes, the new concepts that were introduced to the Trans-Pacific Partnership... ought to also be introduced into the NAFTA discussion.

There is strong consensus that it is in our national interests to do so.

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.