mr. shabbot, the chairman of the subcommittee on middle east and south asia is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. madam secretary, because of limited time, i would like to raise three issues and then i give you my remaining amount of 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 it took power back in january of 2009, engagement and pressure. on july 12, 2009, over two and a half 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 your -- excuse me, as we enter year 4 of this policy, it seems to me to be painfully obvious that this administration's policy is not only the same but that it's