We acknowledge we should have had better safeguards in place to make sure our (floor-cleaning) contractors hired only legal workers.

The multinationals want legal safeguards, but there can be legal safeguards only when a contract is equitable. This is what we want to give, but the contracts must respect the rights and dignity of the Bolivian people. Then they will get legal certainty.

I'm sure we'll put some safeguards in place to make sure we're not overspending.

We made a mistake here. We own up to it. We acknowledge that mistake and we want to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?

We are grateful to the U.S. attorney, his staff and the FBI and IRS agents who spent countless hours making sure that every aspect of this matter was thoroughly investigated and that the responsible people were held accountable for their actions.