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 local either clan or tribal groups that…

Second, several of you have referenced threatened cuts to U.S. aid. The House has taken up the relevant budget and has proposed--I think Mr. Konyndyk suggested it was a 30-percent cut over last year, 50 percent over the year 2008 funding…

this is the gravest humanitarian crisis facing the world today.

This is a children's crisis. The haunting images we have seen and the facts of this emergency speak for themselves.

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 control of a significant area.

We have done everything we can to restrict their opportunity to gain funding for their terrorist activities.

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.

There are proposals on the other side of the Hill to slash the very accounts that are providing the assistance.

The Government of Ethiopia frankly has been a very, very good partner in terms of supporting this refugee population.

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

Thank you very much, Senator Udall.