mr. shab bit, the chairman of the subcommittee on middle east and south asia, is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. madam secretary, because of limited time i'd like to raise three issues and then give you the remaining amount of my time to address them. first, iran. on the subject of the iranian nuclear program, the fiscal year 2013 congressional budget justification notes that, quote, the bureau of near eastern affairs will maintain pressure through sanctions to encourage iran to return to the negotiating table, unquote. this policy, however, is essentially the same unchanged iran policy that the administration has had since they took power back in january of 2009. engagement and pressure. on july 12th, 2009, over 2 1/2 years ago, you stated that, quote, we understand the importance of offering to engage iran in giving its leaders a clear choice. the opportunity will not remain open indefinitely, unquote. and we enter year -- excuse me. as we enter year four of this policy, it seems to m