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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEES TO SERVE AS AMBASSADOR TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES. IRAQ, SRI LANKA, THE MALDIVES AND TAJIKISTAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DISCUSSING...
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Sison, Michele - Nominee
APPEAR BEFORE YOU AS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO BE THE U.S. TEEBD SRI LANKA AND U.S. AMBASSADOR TO MALDIVES. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE PRESIDENT...
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McGurk, Brett - Fellow
CHAIRMAN. RANKING MEMBER RITSCH, SENATOR LUGAR. IT IS A HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TO BECOME U.S. AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE PRESIDENT...
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Elliott, Susan - Nominee
IS A STUDENT THE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BUT I ALSO HAVE STRONG TIES TO INDIANA HAVING BEEN AN GRADUATE OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND LIVE...
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| 00:32:06 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MS. ELLIOTT. MR. I GET TO MY QUESTIONS, WE'RE JOINED BY TWO RANKING MEMBERS. RANKING MEMBER OF OUR...
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| 00:33:51 |
McGurk, Brett - Fellow
CONSEQUENCE. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO DO IT IN REALLY THREE WAYS. FIRST, LEADERSHIP OF THE EMBASSY...
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| 00:37:28 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
YOU VERY MUCH. I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME ON THIS ROUND, BUT MADAM AMBASSADOR, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ASK ESPECIALLY ABOUT SRI...
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| 00:38:09 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
LIKE WOULD YOU AS FAR AS DEALING WITH THAT IS CONCERNED. HAVING SAID THAT, IRAQ, OF COURSE, IS IN A VOLATILE POSTCONFLICT SITUATION, AND IT'S ONE IN...
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Elliott, Susan - Nominee
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT REGARD? >> THANK YOU, MR. SENATOR. THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. THE PEOPLE OF TAJIKISTAN HAVE CLOSE CULTURAL TIES...
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| 00:41:00 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM. >> THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SANCTIONS. DID THEY GIVE YOU A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH THE SANCTIONS?...
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Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
CHAIRMAN. AT THE TIME THAT OUR COUNTRY DECIDED TO BUILD THAT EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION IN THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL AS IN OUR...
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McGurk, Brett - Fellow
THIS? >> SENATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I PARTICIPATED IN ALMOST EVERY INTERNAL CONVERSATION IN THE AGENCY AND IN BAGHDAD ABOUT HOW NOT ONLY TO PLAN THE...
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| 00:49:19 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
COUNTRY. IN APRIL OF 2012, SPECIAL GENERAL FOUND IN HIS REPORT THERE WAS A RECORD LOW AMOUNT OF CASUALTIES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, AND A DROP IN...
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| 00:50:09 |
McGurk, Brett - Fellow
TOP OF MY MIND IS THE SAFETY OF ALL AMERICANS SERVING IN IRAQ. I TRACK THIS EXTREMELY CLOSELY OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD ON AVERAGE ZERO...
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
YOU. I HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. BUT I THINK IT WILL RUN OVER IF I PURSUE THOSE RIGHT NOW. BUT WOULD THE CHAIRMAN --? >> SENATOR, WE ALLOW LIKE...
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| 00:55:42 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HEARD ME ASSERT THAT I DON'T THINK THEY THINK THEY MADE ANYWHERE NEAR THE PROCESS. BUT ASSESS WHERE SRI LANKA IS, AS IT RELATES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION...
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Sison, Michele - Nominee
INVESTIGATION? >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE LESSONS LEARNED AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION RELATIONS WERE, OF COURSE, FRONT AND CENTER AS A TOPIC WHEN THE...
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Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
KURDS, AND I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. IT SEEMS TO ME AS AN OUTSIDER LOOKING AT THIS. THE KURDS...
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McGurk, Brett - Fellow
AWAY. >> CAN I GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. >> IT'S FAR DEEPER THAN PERSONALITY. THEY COULD TAKE CENTURIES TO REALLY RESOLVE FOR GOOD. BETWEEN THE...
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| 01:06:02 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
YOU DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE OF HYDROCARBONS? AND I THINK IN THE LONG TERM THEY WANT TO REACH A TOTAL OF $12 MILLION PER DAY. THAT WOULD BE PRETTY INCREDIBLE...
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| 01:07:13 |
McGurk, Brett - Fellow
WHILE. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE THEY'RE HEADED ON OIL OUTPUT? >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. WE ADDRESSED THIS BRIEFLY IN YOUR OFFICE. THERE WERE TWO KEY...
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| 01:10:41 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
LUGAR? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE FURTHER JUST FOR OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE WHAT IS OCCURRING IN TAJIKISTAN? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA...
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Elliott, Susan - Nominee
IN THAT TERRITORY. TERRITORY. >> THANK YOU, MR. SENATOR. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. TAJIKISTAN, I BELIEVE, SHARES GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COUNTRY....
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| 01:16:50 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
I'LL GO ANOTHER ROUND. I KNOW WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THE HEARING. I WANT TO GET TO THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. BASICALLY IF...
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| 01:18:17 |
McGurk, Brett - Fellow
US ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. THIS ISSUE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. IT'S A VERY PERSONAL ISSUE TO ME. I HAVE KNOWN IRAQIS WHO HAVE GONE INTO...
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| 01:20:12 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
MUCH. MISS ELIOT. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION EFFORT. I GUESS ON TWO LEVELS. NUMBER ONE, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT IS SO APPARENT...
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| 01:21:00 |
Elliott, Susan - Nominee
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. IT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN GETTING VITAL SUPPLIES TO OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. LIKE WISE, IT WILL PLAY AN EXTREMELY...
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| 01:22:59 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
SHIA. WE'VE SEEN IT IN TERMS OF THE TALK OF CIVIL WAR AND ALL THE VARIOUS SUICIDE BOMBINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON. WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE CURRENT...
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| 01:23:33 |
McGurk, Brett - Fellow
ABOUT HOW THEY'RE PERFORMING ON THE INTEGRATION? >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR CASEY HAS A POLL THAT SHOWS THERE'S STILL A VAST GAP IN PERCEPTION...
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| 01:25:52 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
CAN TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE A PART OF THE PROCESS. >> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, FOR YOUR PRIOR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE...
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COMMUNITY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, AND WE'RE ADJOURNED. TOMORROW
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