"As you noted, Senator Coons, the FEWS NET famine early warning system alerted us in August that a drought was on the horizon."
"The Government of Ethiopia frankly has been a very, very good partner in terms of supporting this refugee population."
"Much of Kenya's power is delivered by hydroelectric power, which, due to the record drought, has dropped by more than half."
"What are we doing to avoid the significant security challenges facing Somalia spilling over into Kenya and Ethiopia?"
"The U.S. contribution, while extremely generous and we recognize it as such, remains under half of what the Bush administration contributed in 2008."
"There are proposals on the other side of the Hill to slash the very accounts that are providing the assistance."
"Particularly Food for Peace should be highlighted here because that is our food aid account, and that has been--there is a proposed cut of 30 percent of that budget."
"I hear a common theme. Obviously there are both naturally caused or occurring climate-driven causes for this regional drought and famine, but also those that arise directly from al-Shabaab and its con..."
"the time is of the essence, that there are literally tens of thousands of children who are starving, and hundreds of thousands who are at risk of or are on the verge of starvation."
"Would further bureaucratic delay in resolving these issues strike you as cruel and inappropriate?"
"We have done everything we can to restrict their opportunity to gain funding for their terrorist activities."
"So, if I understand you correctly, like most groups, it is made up of a variety of different splinter groups, some that are hardcore jihadists bent on international terror, others that, frankly, are l..."