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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made these remarks today after meeting with House Speake John Boehner on the budget.

Well, first let me say that I just came out of a very productive meeting and lunch with the Speaker. I greatly appreciated his gracious hospitality and the opportunity we had to cover so many issues on the minds of members of Congress, the Administration, the American public, and indeed the world.
 
As we discussed, this has been an historic several days. All of us have been inspired to see the Egyptian people lay claim to their own future. It’s also clear that Egyptians have a great deal of work to do in order to get the full promise and potential of their efforts realized as they look toward a future that will give each Egyptian the right to fulfill his or her God-given potential. And we look forward to working with the Congress in the coming days to ensure that we have the funding and the authorities necessary to suppo! rt the Egyptian people.
 
Events in Egypt show how important it is that we have a global diplomatic presence, a presence that will be ready to handle crises, prevent conflicts, protect American citizens overseas, and protect American economic and strategic interests.

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