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?

As you noted, Senator Coons, the FEWS NET famine early warning system alerted us in August that a drought was on the horizon.

it is tragic to have this particular crisis be what most Americans will be seeing about Africa in the month ahead.

this is the gravest humanitarian crisis facing the world today.

Hopefully, this common-sense, no-cost bipartisan amendment will pass----

Thank you very much, Senator Udall.

We have a very solid plan that Senator Carper has advocated for tirelessly.

In my view, the United States has to maintain the resources and flexibility needed to respond to other emerging security threats such as those in Iran and Somalia and specifically Yemen.

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I am deeply concerned, as are other members of the committee, about Yemen, given the presence of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and recent political upheaval and other sources of instability.