answer is yes and this committee is a great example because you don't just look at dod but state and usaid. what happens when you start looking at ways for waste, fraud and abuse you get really angry because what is happening is increasing action is taking place. the people who commit fraud are committing treason in my opinion. senator truman just got this stuff. >> because you haven't served on this side is more appropriate to ask you one of the problems your commission report has seen is we are about to go to a standing army of contract is similar to blackwater. how should we intercede in a policy decision that has been made that will cause a large amount of contractors to be there who are doing what on both sides we would call an inherently governmental task of being qualified military supporters of the state department's agenda in iraq? >> a couple weeks ago omb publish the guidance letter and on the list for the first time they included security in a combat zone. we strongly think that is the right answer. that omb to risk-based approach. the challenge doing anything in the short term

just a short time ago, i spoke with a former senior adviser in the usaid department. it looks like they are poking a finger in the eye of pakistan. a diplomatic solution looks further away than ever, does it not? >> i never thought they looked close to begin with. but i do not argue your point. they will promote. the government has essentially concluded that pakistan is not going to be a partner in the conflict, that pakistan is going to continue to provide a sanctuary for the taliban, so you are beginning to see the afghan government reposition, basically look for partners where it can find them, in this case delhi. >> earlier this summer, you wrote that democracy promotion, counter-terrorism have come up short in american foreign policy. they were behind the initial invasion of a canister and 10 years ago. if those will not -- the invasion of afghanistan 10 years ago. if those will not be behind american foreign policy, what will? >> i believe that we need to return our emphasis back home to restore our infrastructure, our homes, our schools, and we should not be tr

you look at state, usaid. what happens when you start looking at waste, fraud, and abuse is that you get really angry. treasonous action is taking place. the people who commit fraud are committing treason. i would imagine senator truman at the time ogot pissed off. >> one of the problems your commission report has seen is that we are about to go to a large standing army of contractors similar to block water. -- blackwater. how should we intervene in a policy decision that will cause a large enough contractors to be under the state department who are doing an inherently governmental task of being effectively quasi--military supporters of the state department agenda in iraq? >> a couple of weeks ago, published in a letter defining it. they included security in a combat zone. we think that is the right answer. the challenge with doing anything different for the state department is that it takes years to grow diplomatic security agents or specialists. it would be difficult or impossible for the state department to

situation the rules you know and how to work a lot of product of the west and that is the european union usaid levied economic sanctions against us and that impede our economic development if they expected the sergeants to bring down the ruling regime quite naturally under such circumstances syria must rely on its own resources and capabilities i am here by saying. we have enough strategic resources we have over a year's supply of food and basic products to meet the populations demand starting with grain and so on and secondly we need to develop economic ties with countries pursuing an independence policy in countries which haven't joined this western. i mean such countries as russia india malaysia and china and there are enough states with developed economies advantage events in science and technology and these are the states we shall develop our relations with and that's why relying on our own capacities and building cooperation with ranking states we hope to make it through the current situation pretty well us here. it seems good syracuse close to recognizing an actual council how will syri

we're obviously linked very closely with organizations like our partners at cdc, usaid, organizationse the w.h.o. where we participate in the global outbreak alert and response network. so the idea is to try to trigger these. but historically we've been very good -- or at least tried really hard at responding. the real question is can we move towards prediction like we did with heart disease during the '70s and '80s. we're not there yet, but that's where we're trying to go. >> that's fascinating. i'm glad you're around, nathan, doing the sort of work you're doing. hopefully it will keep us all a little bit safer. congratulations on the book. i'll try and keep things under control for you here in san francisco while you're away. beautiful spot. but thanks so much for joining us. >>> next up -- a chef with no stomach. we'll explain right after the break. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay

investments because as we are looking in the department of defense but also state department and usaid how they position themselves in the future for fewer resources this is the perfect time to say we can make investments and allocate our resources to try to prevent this and get a better return on the investment we make and taxpayer dollars we spend. i would argue this is the time to make these allocation decisions. >> i thank the chairman for his kind remarks and i assure him his editing improved the product. the good stuff gives the report. let me give you an example where if we had the personnel with a limited amount of money we could save a lot of money. we have a giant contract that come to an end and we should complete them. we have a service contract that came to an end because we didn't have the personnel to move fast enough to compete now. that got extended on a sole source basis of $4 billion expansion because the agency wasn't ready to compete at that point. >> thank you very much. my time has expired. >> now recognize mr. langford for five minutes. >> thank you for the long

. >> launch usaid you could get our information going through our trash, i feel like you weren't speaking abstractly. >> no, i have actually -- it was research, but i did a little dumpster diving in my day, and to prove to people how easy it was to get their information. >> you weren't even working as a journalist at the time. >> i may not have been on the payroll, but the message -- the five people you were yelling at from the dumpster. >> i saw you outside, and you kept eating things you pull out of the can. >> i recycle. >> bill, you said you you can't get anthrax from a piece of mail. >> but what you can get, the one thing you can get from e-mail which i am torn whether it is good or bad is contact from people in your past. it doesn't normally happen via old mail. joy i don't -- >> i don't like people. >> something specific you want to talk about? >> no. >> sure? >> it is okay. >> i feel like you are working things out tonight. >> i might be working things out. this is not the forum to explain. >> then i'm done. >> i guess you are done. >> i was going to be here to help you. but if yo

>> is the efforts of usaid, the u.s. diplomatic efforts, and coordination with the international donor communities, and the regional states to look at establishing the economic development of these countries. >> from michael, what the europeans and their allies doing to help stop the lra? >> raising consciousness, deploying and assisting with rehabilitation of victims, and also supporting the governments in their efforts to go after the lra. >> how about any money? >> again, our money so far for the region has been around $50 million in total for the last three years. just on the lra operations, but overall on the lra operations, the europeans, the un, and other organizations are contributing money and i do not have a specific amount. >> is as a peacekeeping/humanitarian mission, for more of an advisor role? >> clearly an advisory mission, helping to prepare partner forces to do the jobs themselves more effectively. but it certainly has a humanitarian motivation, namely that there has been long suffering by the populatio

so both state and dod and of course usaid are absolutely committed. we're promoting the enforcement of anti-corruption laws and regulations. we're doing ethics trainings. we're including civil servants and judiciary personnel in that. we support the major crimes task force which is intended to prosecute cases in the afghan justice system. the fbi, department of justice and others are working with their counterpart agencies. we continue to go after the poppy trade and the corruption that comes from drug trafficking. we have the improved our accountability by increasing vetting for those people who have anything to do with american funding. we have worked with our partners to do the same. so we are very much committed to transparency and accountability, to the rule of law, to monitoring and all of the steps that we are taking toward those ends but we know it remains a problem as it does in so many other parts of the world where we do business. >> thank you. i yield back now. >> thank you very much. judge poe is recognized. >> thank you, madam secretary,

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washington-led rounds of discussions with the state department's leading an interagency team, including dod, usaid, and the noc. these discussions resulted in a tax that is about 95% agreed to including democratic institution building, a human rights, and long-term reforms. among other things, we envision establishing and afghanistan- united states bilateral commission and associated implementation mechanism to help our focus remains on what needs to be done during the transition process. ambassador crocker and general allen are still working through some of the security corp. issues with president karzai. the negotiation is ongoing. although we do not expect this to take the form of a treaty or require advice and consent of the senate, we will consult with you on where we are in this process, and i will ensure that anyone who wishes to get a full briefing will get one, and we will very much welcome your views. we anticipate having a transition that does in killed -- include security components not only from the united states but also from nato, commitments that were made at lisbon summit. finally

the usaid has provided cell towers and the use of cell phones and right now they're using uhf radios but the communities are calling in on a regular basis to say where the lra is located so better communications and better locations. >> thank you very much. >> mr. duncan of south carolina is recognized. >> thank you, madam chairman. back in the spring and march or april, the deputy national security advisor, benrhodes was talking about a libya involvement and he said i think we're enforcing a enforcement which has a very clear set of goals which is protecting the libyan people and averting a humanitarian crisis and setting up a no-fly zone which it involves kinetic military action particularly on the front end but, again, the nature of our commitment is that we are not getting into an open-ended war, a land invasion in libya. and according to global intelligence, since 2008, the u.s. has helped finance regional military efforts to capture lra commanders where the u.s. has spent $497 million strengthening the ugandan army. presently, the lra is estimated to have somewhere between 200

usaid is using new farm methods, new irrigation methods for better crops and vegetables. that in ethiopia and kenya. that's why the drought has not affected them as badly. but in somalia we can't get in there because of the unstable political situation. >> yes. speaking of politics, we have to ask you quickly before we let you go, the vice president said over the weekend that he would be open to running for president in 2016. how would you feel about that? >> well, you know, i think you just have to take each day as it comes. i mean, look what happened the last election. we ran against barack, we lost. and then he was chosen vice president. so you never know what's going to happen. you never say never. but we'll just see what happens. >> it has been a busy year for you. >> oh, yeah. >> we'll let you go because you are losing your voice. certainly nice to is you here in the studio. >> thank you very much. >> for more information about the crisis in the horn of africa and a list of organizations receiving disaster efforts, go to this website on the screen. >>> ruth may mado

much they supported what we were doing later at our evening general assembly, we had someone from usaid how much they support what we are doing. we are hitting a nerve all americans are suffering economic insecurity if you are part of the 99% you are economically insecure that is what we are focused on. >>> a couple things real quick there is another group a few blocks away doing similar demonstrations might you join forces with them how is that working out? >> we already are communication with them we have done joint actions together all working towards the same end all using the occupy tactic all want to see an end to corporate rule very much on the same page right now having a encampment on a street and freedom plaza, one is up in the lobby area, one is in the government area. >>> i guess one of the knocks against the protest at this point is from some people who say, what is the goal what is it that you i guess would consider to be a success at some point is there an end point for you? if so what would that be. >> our goal is to end corporate rule we are not seeking minor reforms tr

you know, this money goes through usaid, through the state department, it's being used for supportingr trying to change china's position on human rights. it provides some economic assistance. but more importantly, and so staggering to me is that it's providing support for environmental and green energy initiatives. now, go figure that, martha. i mean, here we are, our economy is struggling, we've got moratoriums on drilling, we're not going after our own natural resources, we have no national energy policy in america, and yet, we're helping china with theirs. martha: that's pretty fascinating, especially since the president has expressed that he was concerned that china was getting ahead of us in that particular market, in terms of, you know, cornering the market on solar panels and that type of thing, that's one of the reasons we were supposed to be developing those countries here at home, so some of our money is going over there, it sounds like, to help them do exactly that. >> and you know, what's really concerning to me, martha, is that if the president of the united states really

usaid is currently developing a set of measurements about sustainability and applying them to all our programs. second, we are working on necessary reforms right now. a quick example -- the afghan power company -- they have to learn how to effectively collect revenue. they have to learn how to cover the cost of their operations, and we are also working with the ministry of public works and because the international community has built roads, but they have to learn how to maintain them, and that means collecting tolls or other tariffs. we are also working to make sure that we are coordinating with other donors. there are many big donations that come from infrastructure and training, and we're going to make sure we are all on the same page. >> you so much. mr. burton, the chairman of the subcommittee on europe and eurasia -- thank you so much. >> there's a lot of congressmen and congresswomen concerned that unilateral action being taken by the administration in a military fashion. nobody mourns gaddafi been the scene, but we believe congress should be involved. that was a long duration

usaid is developing a set of measurements about sustainability and applying them to our programs.e are working on necessary reforms right now. the afghan power company has to learn how to effectively collect revenue, cover the costs of their operations. we're also working with the ministry of public works on the roads authority. the international community has built roads, but they have to learn how to maintain them. that means collecting tolls or tariffs. sure werking to make are coordinating with other donors. there are many big donations that come for infrastructure and training. we will make sure we are all on the same page. >> the chairman of the subcommittee on europe and eurasia. >> let me start off by making a statement. there are a lot of congressmen and women concerned about unilateral actions taken by the administration in a military fashion. nobody mourns gaddafi leaving the scene. we believe congress should be involved in the decisionmaking process before we go to war. that was a long duration. it cost $3 billion of taxpayer money. i think the administration should be

we should maintain and improve our commitments to foreign aid programs through usaid and improving them to provide greater access to needed resources. finally, mr. speaker, my predecessor in this office, former congresswoman eva clayton, was a strong, clear voice on behalf of the hungry of the country and those abroad. during her 10 years in congress she was staunchly committed to improving access and quality of food staffs, w.i.c. and other programs. following her retirement, she was appointed assistant director of the u.n. food and agriculture organization. we will be introducing legislation probably tomorrow to honor the work of eva clayton, the eva clayton fellows program act of 2011. this is a wonderful program. i urge my colleagues to pay attention to the introduction of this bill. it will be significant. thank you. i've run out of time. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. shilling, for five minutes. mr. schilling: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered

>> the efforts of usaid and u.s.oordination with the international donor communities and other organizations and the regional states to look at how we can establish economic aid to these countries. >> what the europeans and other allies doing to help stop the lra? >> raising consciousness, supporting and assisting the rehabilitation of victims, and also supporting the governments in their efforts to go after the lra. >> how about any money? >> our money for the region has been around $50 million in total for the last three years. just on the lra operations, but overall on the operation, the europeans and other organizations are contributing money. i do not have specific amounts. >> is this a peacekeeping/humanitarian mission are moribund and riser role? -- or more of an advisory role? >> more of an advisory mission, preparing partners to do the job themselves. but it has a humanitarian motivation, the long suffering for more than two decades at the hands of the lord's resistance army. >> to show that i'm covering bot

and i'm proud that she has chosen to continue working in public service and has accepted a job at usaid. although she is moving on, her amazing work and strong influence in my office will continue. her words and idea ideas have hd shape so much of what i have done and how i have communicated with my constituents. i can't tell you how many washington state roartz have come over to thank me. they told me how helpful and responsive and connected she was in at connect the the debates here to the struggle of our families in our state. she helped build and mentor a strong team in my office that knows what we are trying to do and understands my voice and how i want to communicate with the people i represent. i've had many members of my staff come and go in my time here in the senate. many of them have been outstanding. every one of them has added value and done good work for me and my constituents. but there are very few who i have become as close to as i have to are alevel. over the last ten years, alex, you've been like a member of my family. truly like a daughter to meevment you've gone to